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Report  of  the  Secretary 


OF  THE 


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Relief  Commission 


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SECRETARY 


Flood  Relief  Commission 


APPOINTED    TO 


DISTRIBUTE  THE  FUNDS  CONTRIBUTED  FOR  THE  RELIEF 

OF  SUFFERERS  IN  PENNSYLVANIA,  BY  THE  FLOOD 

OF  MAY  31sT,  AND  JUNE  1st,  1889. 


HARRISBURG: 

MEYERS  PRINTING  AND  PUBLISHING  HOUSE. 
1890. 


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To  Governor  James  A.  Beaver,  Chairman. 

Provision  having"  been  made  by  the  Commission  for  the  preparation 
of  a  full  and  complete  history  of  the  Conemaug-h  disaster  of  May  31, 
1889,  of  the  rising-  of  the  waters  in  other  parts  of  the  State,  and  of  the 
work  of  the  Commission  in  the  distribution  of  the  large  fund  placed  in 
their  hands,  in  making  this,  my  report,  in  addition  to  rendering  to  the 
Commission  an  account  of  the  moneys  which  have  passed  through  my 
hands,  I  shall,  as  requested,  for  the  information  of  the  contributors  to- 
the  Fund,  very  briefly  refer  to  the  various  phases  of  the  subject,  and 
make  a  plain  statement  of  the  circumstances  and  of  the  work  iDerformed 
in  the  way  of  Relief. 

When  I  was  called  upon  to  act  as  the  secretary,  and  to  aid  in  the 
executive  work  of  the  Commission,  it  was  thoug"ht  best  to  locate  the 
general  oflice  at  Harrisburg.  Governor  Beaver  placed  at  the  disposal 
of  the  Commission  the  rooms  of  the  Supreme  Court  on  Capitol  Hill, 
which  have  been  occupied  for  this  work  to  the  present  time.  Before 
the  opening  of  the  oflice,  all  the  Avork  connected  with  the  Commission 
was  performed  in  the  Executive  Dei3artment  by  the  Governor  and  his 
personal  staff,  and  through  that  Department,  and  in  the  name  of  the 
Governor,  all  contributions  were  acknowledged.  For  a  while  the  cler- 
ical work  of  the  oflice  was  performed  by  clerks  detailed  by  the  several 
heads  of  Departments  of  the  State,  and  during  all  this  time,  in  my 
absence,  the  oflice  has  had  the  personal  supervision  of  the  confidential 
clerk  of  the  chairman.  /^ 

Districts. 

Besides  the  destruction  in  the  neighboring  States,  the  flood  had/ 
caused  large  losses  in  the  following  counties  in  Pennsylvania  ;  Bedford, 
Blair,  Cambria,  Cameron,  Centre,  Clearfield,  Clinton,  Cumberland, 
Dauphin,  Elk,  Fulton,  Huntingdon,  Indiana,  Juniata,  Lancaster,  Ly- 
coming, Mifflin,  Northumberland,  Perry,  Snyder,  Tioga,  Union,  West- 
moreland and  York,  and  applications  for  relief  have  been  received  from 
nearly  all  of  them. 

In  some  of  these  counties  in  the  eastern  part  of  the  state,  the  loss 
sustained  was  very  heavy  ;  the  cities  of  Williamsport  and  Lock  Haven, 
Jersey  Shore,  Lewistown,  Newport,  and  a  i^art  of  Harrisburg,  being 
the  larger  settlements  which  were  almost  entirely  inundated.     In  ma- 


4       ,  ,  Report  of  the  Secretary. 

terial  loss,  Williamsport  suffered  most  severely  ;  the  city  was  covered 
from  side  to  side  with  water,  the  business  part  to  a  depth  of  from 
four  to  eight  feet,  and  the  loss  to  merchants  was  heavy  and  universal. 
The  g-reatest  financial  loss  was  to  the  lumber  interests ;  saw -mills 
were  washed  away ;  large  yards,  containing  millions  of  feet  of  market- 
able lumber,  were  swept  clean ;  the  ponds  were  emptied  of  their  logs, 
and,  the  boom  giving  away,  the  logs  collected  there  for  the  summer's 
saAving,  were  carried  down  the  river,  into  the  bay,  and  many  beyond,  to 
be  irrevocably  lost.  (It  may  be  well  to  say  here,  in  reply  to  misstate- 
ments on  this  point,  that  the  lumbermen  of  this  region  did  not  make  any 
claim  on  the  relief  fund,  no  part  of  it  was  paid  to  them,  and  though 
heavy  losers,  they  contributed  liberally  for  the  relief  of  others.) 

Lock  Haven,  too,  had  but  few  buildings  which  were  not  inundated 
to  a  depth  of  from  two  to  eight  feet,  which  was  the  case  also  with  man}^ 
towns  and  villages  on  the  banks  of  the  Susquehanna  Eiver.  The  de- 
;struction  was  great  also  along  some  of  the  smaller  waters  emptying 
into  the  river ;  comparatively  insignificant  streams  becoming  raging 
torrents,  carrying  away  houses,  barns,  fences,  and  live  stock,  and,  in 
many  cases,  leaving  once  fertile  farms  a  barren  waste  of  sand  and 
gravel. 

While  the  aggregate  loss  was  not  as  great  along  the  Juniata  Biver, 
yet  great  damage  was  done  and  much  suffering  was  caused  in  the  many 
villages  and  to  the  once  fertile  fields  lying  along  that  stream. 

Both  rail  and  telegraph  communication  were  interrupted  and  the  ex- 
tent of  the  disaster  did  not  become  known  for  some  time.  Governor 
Beaver,  went  on  Saturday, June  l,to  Annapolis,  Md.,  on  oflicial  business 
and  on  the  afternoon  of  that  day  heard  of  an  uprising  of  the  waters  at 
Johnstown  involving  the  death  of  a  considerable  number  of  of  persons. 
Nothing  further  was  learned  by  him  until  noon  of  Sunday, when  a  report 
of  a  great  calamity  reached  that  citj^  The  telegraph  offices  were  not 
open,  and  not  until  late  in  the  day,  when  by  special  orders  a  wire  was 
placed  at  his  disposal,  was  the  true  state  of  the  case  known.  By  special 
train,  the  Governor  started  for  Harrisburg,  but  the  track  near  that  city 
being  in  places  washed  away, he  did  not  reach  there  until  Monday  morn- 
fjng,  when  he  was  brought  in  by  the  construction  train,  which  had  made 
the  road  passable.  During  this  day,  learning  to  its  full  extent,  as  then 
understood  and  estimated,  the  character  of  the  calamity  in  Johnstown, 
Gov8rnor  Beaver  issued  the  following  proclamation  : 

Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania, 

Executive  Chamber, 
Harrisburg,  Pa,  June  3,  1889. 

To  the  people  of  the  United  States : 

The  Executive  of  the  Commonwealth  of  Pennsylvania  has  refrained 
hitherto  from  making  any  appeal  to  the  people  for  their  benefactions, 
in  order  that  he  might  receive  definite  and  reliable  information  from  the 
centers  of  disaster  duiing  the  late  floods,  which  have  been  unprece- 


Flood  Belief  Commission.  5 

dented  in  the  history  of  the  State  or  Nation.  Comnaunication  by  wire 
has  been  established  with  Johnstown  to-day.  The  civil  authorities  are 
in  control,  the  Adjutant  General  of  the  State  cooperating-  with  them. 
Order  has  been  restored  and  is  likely  to  continue. 

Newspaper  reports  as  to  the  loss  of  life  and  property  have  not  been 
exaggerated.  The  valley  of  the  Conemaug-h,  which  is  peculiar,  has 
been  swept  from  one  end  to  the  other  as  with  the  besom  of  destruction. 
It  contained  a  population  of  40,000  to  50,000  people,  living  for  the 
most  part  along  the  banks  of  a  small  river,  confined  within  its  narrow 
limits. 

The  most  conservative  estimates  place  the  loss  of  life  at  5,000  human 
beings  and  of  property  at  $25,000,000.  Whole  towns  have  been  utterly 
destroyed,  not  a  vestige  remaining.  In  the  niore  substantial  towns 
the  better  buildings,  to  a  certain  extent,  remain,  but  in  a  damaged 
condition.  Those  who  are  least  able  to  bear  it,  have  suffered  the  loss 
of  everything-.  The  most  pressing-  needs,  so  far  as  food  is  concerned, 
have  been  supplied.  Shoes  and  clothing  of  all  sorts  for  men,  women 
and  children  are  greatly  needed.  Money  is  also  urgently  required  to 
remove  the  debris,  bury  the  dead  and  care  temporarily  for  widows  and 
orphans,  and  for  the  homeless  generally.  Other  localities  have  suf- 
fered to  some  extent  in  the  same  way,  but  not  in  the  same  degree 

Late  advices  would  seem  to  indicate  that  there  is  great  loss  of  life 
and  destruction  of  property  along-  the  west  branch  of  the  Susquehanna 
and  in  localities  from  which  we  can  get  no  definite  information.  What 
does  come,  however,  is  of  the  most  appalling  character,  and  it  is  ex- 
pected that  the  details  will  add  new  horrors  to  the  situation.  The  re- 
sponses from  within  and  without  the  State  have  been  most  generous  and 
cheering.  North  and  South,  East  and  West,  from  the  United  States 
and  from  England,  there  comes  the  same  hearty,  generous  response  of 
sympathy  and  help.  The  President,  Governors  of  States,  Mayors  of 
Cities,  individuals  and  committees,  private  and  municipal  corporations 
seem  to  vie  with  each  other  in  their  expressions  of  sympathy  and  in 
their  contributions  of  substantial  aid. 

But  gratifying  as  are  these  responses,  there  is  no  danger  of  their  ex- 
ceeding the  necessities  of  the  situation.  A  careful  organization  has 
been  made  upon  the  ground  for  the  distribution  of  whatever  assistance 
is  furnished  in  kind.  The  Adjutant  General  of  the  State,  is  there  as 
representative  of  the  State  authorities,  and  is  giving  personal  atten- 
tion, in  connection  with  the  Chief  Burgess  of  Johnstown  and  a  com- 
mittee of  relief,  to  the  distribution  of  the  help  which  is  furnished. 
Funds  contributed  in  aid  of  the  sufferers  can  be  deposited  with  Drexel 
&  Co. ,  Philadelphia ;  Jacob  C.  Bomberger,  banker,  Harrisburg ;  or 
William  B.  Thompson  &  Co.,  bankers,  Pittsburgh.  All  money  con- 
tributed will  be  used  carefully  and  judiciously.  Present  wants  are 
fairly  met.  A  large  force  will  be  employed  at  once  to  remove  the  debris, 
and  bury  the  dead,  so  as  to  avoid  disease  and  ei^idemic. 

The  people  of  the  Commonwealth  and  others  whose  unselfish  gen- 
erosity is  hereby  heartily  appreciated  and  acknowledged  may  be  as 
sured  that  their  contributions  will  be  made  to  bring  their  benefactions 
to  the  immediate  and  direct  relief  of  those  for  whose  benefit  they  are 
intended. 
By  the  Governor : 

James  A.  Beaver. 

Charles  W.  Stone, 
Secretary  of  tJw  Commonwealth. 


6  Eeport  of  the  Secretary. 

Knowing-  that  the  wants  of  the  citizens  of  Johnstown  were  being*  met 
by  the  Pittsburg-h  Belief  Committee,  and  being  advised  of  the  condition 
of  the  cities  on  the  Susquehanna  and  the  Juniata,  the  immediate  at- 
tention of  the  Governor  was  given  to  their  relief.  Supplies  were  pur- 
chased in  Harrisburg  and  sent  at  once  to  the  submerged  districts,  to 
reach  which,  in  some  cases,  it  was  necessary  to  carry  the  food  in  boats 
twice  across  the  swollen  and  dangerous  rivers.  He  also  sent,  by  special 
inessengers,  money  to  be  distributed  in  the  localities  most  seriously  af- 
fected, and  while  the  sums  thus  disbursed  constitute  a  part  of  the  money 
charged  to  the  districts,  the  recipients  are  not,  as  a  rule,  included  in 
the  number  reported  as  having  received  help  from  the  Commission. 

Philadelphia  too,  as  soon  as  the  condition  of  affairs  was  learned, 
gave  itself  to  the  active  care  of  this  part  of  the  State.  In  that  city 
there  is  a  permanent  relief  committee,  the  members  of  which  naturally 
gave  their  attention  to  this  calamity,  and  by  them  were  sent  supplies 
of  all  kinds  and  in  large  quantities  to  the  several  submerged  districts. 
Most  active  in  this  work  were  the  gentlemen  afterwards  selected  as 
members  of  the  Commission,  who,  with  others,  gave  their  personal  at- 
tention to  recpiving  supplies,  and  in  purchasing  and  sending  food  and 
clothing  to  these  localities,  as  well  as  to  the  Conemaugh  valley. 

Before  the  formation  of  the  Commission  there  had  been  organized  in 
the  larger  towns  and  cities  in  these  counties,  local  relief  committees, 
and  it  was  deemed  best  to  strengthen  these  and  through  them,  under 
instructions  from  and  under  the  supervision  of  the  Commission,  to 
distribute  the  moneys  appropriated  to  the  several  localities.  These 
committees  cared  not  only  for  the  sufferers  in  their  own  immediate 
localities,  but,  acting  with  sub-committees  from  other  parts  of  their 
districts,  it  became  possible  to  give  intelligent  consideration  to  each 
claimant  as  well  as  to  search  out  the  needy,  whose  diffidence  or  ignorance 
of  the  methods  prevented  them  from  putting  forward  their  claims.  To 
these  committees  were  sent  sui3plies  and  cash  by  individuals  and  by 
local  relief  committees  in  other  places  in  addition  to  that  sent  them  by 
the  Commission,  and  through  them  were  expended  also  such  sums  as 
were  appropriated  by  the  State,  under  the  authority  of  the  State  Board 
of  Health,  for  general  sanitary  purposes.  In  some  of  the  places,  in  ad- 
dition to  the  moneys  distributed  in  a  general  way,  siDecific  sums  were 
sent  by  the  Commission  to  the  committees  to  be  held  as  an  "  Aid  Fund, " 
to  be  used  during  the  winter  in  heli3ing  those  who,  by  reason  of  the 
flood,  might  require  assistance,  the  aid  to  be  given  as  largely  as  pos- 
sible in  the  way  of  sui)plies.  This  has  proven  to  be  a  wise  measure  and 
the  general  sentiment  of  the  committees  is  that  the  help  thus  given  has 
been  prodVictive  of  more  good  than  was  possible  in  the  distribution  of 
much  larger  sums  during  the  summer  months. 

Harrisburg,  Huntingdon,  Clearfield,  Emporium,  and  some  smaller 
plllaces,  and  a  number  of  counties  had  announced  that  they  would  care, 


Flood  Belief  Commission.  7 

hy  their  own  subscriptions  for  the  sufterers  in  their  comm-unities, 
though  some  of  these  places  also  sent  contributions  to  the  general 
fund. 

To  the  examination  and  verification  of  claims  in  places  and  along 
streams  other  than  before  mentioned,  it  was  intended  that  the  secretary 
of  the  Commission  should  give  his  personal  attention,  but  his  entire 
time,  later  being  occupied  in  Johnstown,  this  work  was  done  through 
special  agents  (mainly  by  Mr.  Geo.  L.  Potter,  of  Bellefonte,  Pa.),  who 
called  to  their  aid  prominent  persons  in  each  locality,  and  recommen- 
dations were  made  to  him  based  upon  the  most  intelligent  information 
obtainable.  Such  recommendations  and  an  occasional  meeting  with 
the  several  committees  com])rised  the  whole  amount  of  assistance  rend- 
ered by  the  secretary  in  these  districts,  though  no  payments,  except 
in  one  district,  were  made  before  the  i3apers  were  submitted  to  him,  and 
the  distributions  as  made  were  thus  the  result  of  joint  deliberation. 

The  gentlemen  composing  the  several  committees  were  representative 
men  in  their  communities,  and  they,  in  all  cases,  gave  to  the  work  in- 
telligent thought,  and  though  they  have  not  succeeded  in  giving  satis- 
iaction  to  all,  yet  their  work  has  been  well  done.  It  has  been  recog- 
nized, not  only  by  the  Commission,  who  appropriated  only  $250,000  for 
the  sufferers  in  the  eastern  part  of  the  State,  but  by  the  people  of  these 
districts,  that  but  for  the  great  loss  of  life  and  the  wholesale  destruc- 
tion of  property  in  the  Conemaugh  valley  which  appealed  to  the  sym- 
pathy of  the  world,  there  would  likely  have  been  but  little  contributed 
for  their  help.  Individuals  in  Lycoming  county  may  have  suffered  loss 
to  an  equal  degree  with  individuals  in  Johnstown,  yet  in  the  one  case 
the  ordinary  avocations  of  life  in  the  community  generally,  after  an  in- 
terruption of  a  few  days,  were  regularly  resumed,  while  in  the  other 
there  was  a  general  breaking  up  of  everything;  in  one  case  the 
more  fortunate  were  in  a  position  to  render  assistance  in  many  ways 
to  the  feAV  w^ho  lost  their  all,  and  in  the  other,  in  the  general  ruin,  there 
were  few  who  did  not  find  it  necessary  to  begin  anew  to  lay  the  founda- 
tions of  a  home  and  commence  the  work  of  rebuilding  their  fortunes. 
Payments,  therefore,  have  not  been  made  in  these  districts  with  the 
same  liberality  as  in  the  Conemaugh  valley,  which  was  neither  ex- 
pected by  the  sufferers,  nor  intended  by  the  donors. 

Genekal  Belief  in  the  Eastern  Part  of  the  State. 

Apx3lications  for  relief  were  made  on  blanks  furnished  by  the  Com- 
mission, giving,  under  oath,  the  name  of  the  claimant,  residence,  value 
of  property  remaining,  amount  of  loss  classified,  age,  and  number  and 
ages  of  family  dependent.  These,  when  returned,  were  examined,  the 
persons  and  their  iiroperties  were  visited  by  the  committees  or  special 
agents, information  was  obtained  from  responsible  persons  in  the  neigh- 
l)orhood,  and  an  award  was  recommended,  based  on  their  needs  and 


8  Eepout  of  the  Secretary. 

qualified  by  the  amount  of  money  at  the  disposal  of  the  committee. 
As  a  rule,  no  payment  was  made  to  persons  having  a  remaining  pro- 
perty, real  or  personal,  of  the  value  of  $2,000,  though  circumstances^ 
sometimes  required  that  exceptions  be  made.  Some  of  the  claims  were 
remarkable  as  coming  from  a  presumably  self-respecting  people,  who 
would  only  accept  help  when  in  great  necessity.  Claims  for  damage 
to  "  vegetables  in  the  cellar,"  for  "  damage  to  garden,"  for  "wetting  of 
carpets, "  were  common,  which,  in  view  of  the  fact  that  many  thousands^ 
of  families  in  the  State  had  their  homes  submerged  almost  or  quite  ta 
the  second  floor  and  who  have  not  asked  for  assistance,  emphasises  the 
fact  that  many  looked  for  money  only  because  their  neighbors  had  re- 
ceived helj). 

The  oi^inion  largely  prevailed  too  throughout  the  State,  that  the- 
moneys  being  distributed  were  a  State  appropriation  for  indemnifying^ 
the  citizens  for  loss  by  reason  of  the  flood,  and  hundreds  of  applications 
were  received  from  fairly  well-to-do  people,  who,  as  taxpayers,  urged 
their  right  to  participate  in  the  distribution.  Most  of  these,  the  matter 
being  explained,  withdrew  their  claims,  though  some  "  did  not  care 
whether  it  was  a  State  fund  or  a  charity  fund,  they  had  sustained  loss, 
and  wanted  some  of  the  money". 

By  reason  of  the  insuflicient  data  obtainable,  no  attempt  has  been 
made  to  arrive  at  the  total  loss  by  the  flood  in  these  parts  of  the  State, 
no  districts  having  given  full  statements,  and  from  a  number  of  badly 
damaged  localities  no  applications  for  help  have  been  received,  and  no 
attempt  has  been  made  by  the  people  generally  to  secure  even  an  ap- 
proximate estimate  of  loss. 

Eenovo. 

A  committee  consisting  of  Mr.  Thos.  A.  Roberts,  Rev.  J.  D.  Cook, 
Rev.  J.  J.  Connelly,  and  Messrs.  John  Smith,  Lewis  Putt,  George  R. 
McCrea  and  E.  J.  Swain,  distributed  the  funds  sent  to  that  city. 
The  amount  of  cash  distributed  in  Renovo  was  $10,095.00,  of  which 
$7036.00  was  sent  by  the  Commission,  and  the  recipients  numbered  191, 
who  received  sums  ranging  from  $5.00  to  $352.00. 

Lock  Haven  District. 

The  Lock  Haven  district,  including  all  of  Clinton  county  except 
Renovo,  was  cared  for  by  a  committee  consisting  of  Hon.  G.  W.  Mason, 
Rev.  H.  R.  Bender  and  Messrs.  John  F.  Beardsley,  Wm.  H.  Bi'own, 
Thomas  Yardley,  R.  J.  Fleming,  F.  M.  Ross,  James  Brown,  Chas.  F. 
Mann,  Hon.  J.  W.  Smith,  J.  H.  Ager  and  Hiram  Myers,  who  were 
further  assisted  by  local  committees  in  several  parts  of  the  county 
which  had  suffered  severely.  This  district,  besides  large  quantities  of 
supplies,  received  $72,174.17,  of  which  the  Commission  sent  $47,195.00. 
Six  hundred  persons  received  money  in  sums  of  from  $7. 50  to  $600. 00. 


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Jehsey  Shore  District. 

The  Jersey  Shore  committee  consisted  of  Messrs.  E.  D.  Trump, 
P.  D.  Bricker,  H.  B.  Humes,  J,  S.  Tomb,  L.  Koester  and  C.  B.  Seely, 
who  had  the  care  of  that  town  and  the  townships  in  their  end  of 
Lycoming-  county.  In  this  district,  much  damage  was  caused  along^ 
some  of  the  smaller  streams  as  well  as  in  the  town  of  Jersey  Shore. 
To  this  district  was  sent  $42,801.59  of  which  the  Commission  sent 
$35,524.06,  and  $7,  277.53  was  received  from  other  sources,  $1,105.00 
being"  subscribed  by  citizens  of  Jersey  Shore.  There  were  635  recipi- 
ents of  sums  ranging-  from  $5.00  to  $750.00. 

WiLLIAMSPORT  DISTRICT. 

This  district, comprising  all  of  Lycoming-  county,  except  the  Jersey 
Shore  District,  had  for  a  committee,  Hon.  James  S.  Foresman,  Rev. 
Eug-ene  A.  Garvey,  Eev.  Wm.  H.  Graff,  Rev.  Edw.  -J.  Gray,  and 
Messrs.  H.  R.  Fleming-,  Elias  Deemer,  Fletcher  Coleman,  "William, 
Eves,  and  Franklin  Reading-.  Having-  a  very  large  territory  to  care 
for,  and  one  having  suffered  most  severely,  the  work  of  this  committee 
was  of  a  laborious  character.  On  four  of  the  members  the  active 
labor  devolved,  who,  laying  aside  their  own  occupations,  gave  their 
entire  time  for  several  months  to  the  work,  the  other  members  meet- 
ing and  advising  with  them.  Under  their  direction  was  carried  on  the 
work  of  cleaning  streets  and  cellars,  under  authority  of  the  State  Board 
of  Health,  and  repairing  and  rebuilding  the  dwellings  of  those  not 
able  to  care  for  their  own  property.  They  distributed  enormous, 
amounts  of  supplies  sent  to  them,  and  examined  and'passed  upon,  after 
having  made  personal  investigation,  2,833  claims.  The  amount  ex- 
pended in  the  district  for  relief  was  $155,911.82,  of  which  the  Commis- 
sion sent  cash  $110,560.00,  and  also  purchased  supplies  to  the  amount 
of  $4,449.20.  In  addition,  the  Commission  appropriated  $5,000.00  to 
the  hospital  in  Williamsport,  for  the  benefit  of  the  District,  a  measure 
which  seemed  necessary  by  reason  of  increased  demands  on  that  in- 
stitution resulting  from  the  flood.  There  was  received  in  this  district 
from  outside  sources,  $24,492.25,  and  $20,659.57  were  given  by  the  citi- 
zens of  Williamsport.  Payments  were  made  to  2,352  persons  in  sum& 
ranging  from  $5.00  to  $592.00,  and  annuities  to  the  amount  of  $1,650.00. 

Tioga  County. 

In  Tioga  county  but  little  money  was  paid  to  individuals,  the  prin- 
cipal help  given  being  in  clearing  and  rendering  habitable  the  proper- 
ties of  those  requiring  assistance.  The  amount  expended  by  the  Com- 
mission in  the  county  was  $1,300.00,  under  the  personal  supervision  of 
Hon.  H.  W.  Williams.  The  State  Board  of  Health  also  expended  a 
fair  amount  of  money  for  general  sanitary  purposes. 


10  Eeport  of  the  Secretary. 

Perry  County  District. 
The  district  of  Perry  county  had  a  committee  consisting-  of  Messrs. 
H.  H.  Bechtel,  B.  M^  Eby,  J.  H.  Irwin,  Thos.  H.  Milligan,  W.  M. 
Horting  and  Alvin  Jones.  Besides  sui3plies,  there  was  sent  to  them 
in  cash  by  the  Commission,  $7,010.00,  and  they  received  from  other 
sources  $194.02.  One  hundred  and  ten  persons  were  assisted  in  sums 
of  from  $10.00  to  $400.00. 

Juniata  County  District. 

This  district  w^as  cared  for  by  a  committee  in  Mifflintown,  consisting" 
of  Messrs.  E.  E.  Berry,  E.  B.  McCrum  and  F.  M.  M.  Pennel,  with  sub- 
committees in  smaller  places  in  the  county.  There  was  sent  to  them 
$3,500,  of  which  $3,000.00  was  from  the  Commission.  Payments  were 
made  to  70  persons  in  sums  from  $5.00  to  $225.00. 

Mifflin  County  District. 

The  Mifflin  county  committee  consisted  of  Messrs.  Thos.  J.  Frew, 
W.  H.  Mendenhall,  D.  E.  Eobinson,  J.  M.  Goodhart,  A.  C.  Mayes, 
J.  M.  Woods,  J.  C.  Brehman,  E.C.  Elder,  S.  S.  Woods,  Samuel  Killian 
Dr.  H.  C.  Walker  and  C.  Stewart  Garrett :  sub -committees  acted  with 
them  from  the  outlying"  districts.  In  this  district,  assistance  was 
larg"ely  given  in  the  purchase  of  provisions  and  in  repairing  and  re- 
building- dwellings,  the  loss  on  building's  in  Lewistown  having-  been 
larg-e.  To  this  district  was  sent,  by  the  Commission,  $9,621.77  ;  from 
other  sources  they  received  $8,058.63,  of  which  $3,179.55  was  given  by 
the  citizens  of  Lewistown.  Payments  were  made  to  241  i^ersous  in 
sums  rang-ing"  from  $5.00  to  $537.00. 

A  summary  of  the  moneys  expended  in  these  districts,  and  distrib- 
uted by  the  secretary  in  other  counties  in  the  State,  is  given  in  the 
financial  statement,  and  a  list  of  the  individual  claimants,  with  the 
amount  of  each  loss  and  the  sum  of  money  paid  to  each,  is  filed  with 
the  papers  of  the  Commission,  a  proper  receipt  being-  filed  with  each 
case.  The  following-  is  a  summary  of  moneys  received  in  the  districts 
outside  the  Conemaug-h  valley  for  general  relief,  so  far  as  could  be 
learned. 


Flood  Belief  Commission. 


11 


From  the  Commission. 


Supplies. 


Cash. 


From  other 

sources — 

cash. 


Renovo  district,  .... 
Lock  Haven  district,  .  . 
.Jersey  Shore  district,  .  , 
Williamsport  district,  . 
Mitliintown  district,  .  . 
Lewistown  district,  .  .  , 
Newport  district,  .... 

Union  county, 

Dauphin  county,   .... 

Tioga  county, 

Blair  county, 

Bedford  county 

Huntingdon  county,    .    . 
Northumberland  county, 
Westmoreland  county,  . 
Clearfield  county,     .   .   . 

Fulton  county, 

"Centre  county, 


Total, 


1568  14 
4,449  20 


42  50 

6  84 


$7,036  00 

47,195  00 

35,524  06 

115,760  00 

3,000  00 

9,621  77 

7,010  00 

865  00 

750  00 

1,300  00 

190  00 

3,420  00 

4,220  50 

2,180  00 

2,966  25 

75  00 

245  00 

50  00 


^5,066  68 


^241,408  58 


$3,059  00 

24,979  17 

7,277  53 

45,151  82 

500  00 

8,058  63 

194  02 


189,220  17 


Some  of  these  districts  Avere  cut  off  from  the  rest  of  the  State  by  the 
destruction  of  the  bridg-es  crossing-  the  streams  with  which  they  were 
surrounded,  and  in  all  of  them  the  food  within  their  limits  was  ruined 
by  the  water.  There  was,  however,  but  little  suffering",  as  at  once  pro- 
visions and  clothing"  were  sent  in  abundant  quantities  from  Philadel- 
phia, Harrisburg  and  other  iDoints.  In  many  cases  these  were  donated, 
but  generally  they  were  x^urchased  by  the  several  relief  committees 
with  the  funds  placed  in  their  hands.  This  too  was  the  case  with  dis- 
infectants, large  quantities  of  which  were  sent  to  the  different  localities. 
It  is  not  possible  to  form  a  correct  estimate  of  the  quantity  and  value 
of  the  supplies  thus  sent.  It  has  not  been  possible  to  secure  from  the 
railroad  companies  a  statement  of  the  number  of  car  loads  carried  by 
them,  and  even  were  such  a  record  at  command,  there  would  yet  remain 
a  very  large  unknown  quantity,  being  the  contributions  of  this  kind  to 
individuals  by  friends  widely  scattered. 

Deaths. 

While  the  terrible  destruction  of  life  at  Johnsto'svu'  renders  insig"nifi- 
cant  by  comparison  the  loss  of  life  along-  the  other  streams,  yet  the 
number  of  persons  drowned  in  the  districts  under  consideration,  is 
larger  than  has  ever  been  known  in  our  State  by  a  single  inundation, 
and  in  some  localities,  in  proportion  to  the  population  endangered,  the 
loss  was  as  great  as  in  any  part  of  Johnstown.  The  following  is  be- 
lieved to  be  a  correct  list  of  the  drowned  in  the  several  .counties : 


12 


Eeport  of  the  Secretary. 


Deaths. 

Centre  County— ^Irs,  Eva  Poust, Aged  29  years. 

Ella  Mary  Poust, "        6 

Charles  Monroe  Poust, "       5 

Bruce  M.  Pouts, "       1 

Clinton  County — Robert  Ai*mstrong-, "      58 

Mrs.  Jane  Armstrong-, "     56 

Mrs.  Jane  Earner, "      29 

John  Earner, "      10 

Harry  Earner, "       2 

Dessie  Earner, Infant. 

Mrs.  Clara  Cole, Aged  26  years, 

Myrtle  Cole, "       1 

William  Confer,      "      28 

Mrs  Rosanna  Confer, "      26 

Calvin  Confer, "       5 

Sarah  Confer, "       3 

Jennie  Confer, Infant. 

William  Emerheiser, Aged  50  years. 

Mrs.  William  Emerheiser, "      50      " 

James  Guilford, "      38      " 

John  Harter, "      70      " 

Allen  Kashner, "        4      " 

William  Kashner, Infant. 

Andrew  J.  Rhine, Aged  55  years. 

Mrs.  Rachel  Rhine, "      47 

Alice  J.  Rhine, "      15 

Charles  Rhine, "        7 

Mrs.  Mary  C.  Seyler, "      36 

Wilbur  J.  Seyler,    . "        9 

Lewis  C.  Seyler, "        7 

Franklin  M.  Seyler, "        5 

Mrs.  Daniel  Snyder, "      74 

Alexander  Whiting, "      45 

Mrs.  Alexander  Wliiting, "      44 

Clearfield  County — Charles  A.  Earker, "      10 

•     Miss  Ada  Tate, "      20 

Cameron  County — Daughter  of  James  Marr, "      12 

Dauphin  County — Mrs.  Lydia  Holstein, "     27 

Oliver  F.  Holstein,      ........  Infant. 

William  J.  Strange, Aged  27  years. 

Huntingdon  County — Miss  Mary  Frew,    . "      18 

Mrs.  Joseph  Logan, "     59 

Indiana  County — John  Shepherd  Stitt, "      17 

Lijcoraiiuj  County — Lizzie  Dietrich, "       4 


Flood  Belief  Commission.  13 

Lycoming  County— Noysl  M.  Edwards, Ag-ed    9  years. 

Freddie  J.  Edwards, "        3      " 

Clara  Edwards, "        2 

Homer  Edwards, Infant. 

Ray  Harman, A^ed    5  years. 

Jacob  Jarran,      "      67      " 

Henry  Krig-er, "      16      " 

Calvin  Miller, Married  man. 

Miss  Mag-gie  Pfouts, .  Ag-ed  38  years. 

Mrs.  Willis  Piatt, "     36      " 

Maggie  Shultz,  . "16      " 

Emma  Shultz, "        7      " 

Martha  Shultz, "       5      " 

Mrs.  Margaret  M.  Youngman,    ...      "      39      " 

Anna  May  Youngman, "      16      " 

Balph  J.  Youngman, '•       8      " 

Phoebe  Alice  Youngman, "        6      " 

Charles  J.  Youngman, '"        2,     " 

Phelps  Youngman, Infant. 

Miss  Lizzie  Phelps,  governess,  .    .    .  Aged  24  years. 
Mrs.  Maggie  Reed  Youngman,  ...      "      37 

Walter  Reed  Youngman, "       9 

Emily  Reed  Youngman, "        3 

Enoch  Wile, "     23 

Tioga  County — Freddie  Baker, "       4 

Burt  Baser,  of  Centre  county, "      19 

Wallace  Haughton,  of  Binghampton,N.Y.,     "     34 

Gottlieb  Klett, "     32 

Mrs.  Margaret  Klett, "      31 

Mary  Klett, "        9 

Maggie  Klett, Infant. 

Mrs.  Sarah  Phillips, Aged  28  years. 

John  Ryan "      20      " 

Jones  Safford, "      18 

Summary — Deaths  in  Centre  county, 4 

Do.  Clinton  county, 30 

Do.  Clearfield  county, 2 

Do.  Cameron  county, 1 

Do.  Dauphin  county, 3 

Do.  Huntingdon  county, •   .  2 

Do.  Indiana  county, 1 

Do.  Lycoming  county,    .......  25 

Do.  Tioga  county, 10 

Total, 78 


14  Report  of  the  Secretary. 

Contributions. 

The  contributions  of  the  Nation  and  of  the  World,  gradually,  through 
individuals  and  local  committees,  were  concentrated  at  four  principal 
j)oints :  In  the  hands  of  Governor  Beaver  at  Harrisburg ;  at  Philadel- 
phia, with  the  permanent  relief  committee  of  that  city  ;  at  Pittsburgh, 
with  the  flood  relief  committee  there,  and  at  New  York,  with  their  relief 
committee.  Immediately  on  the  formation  of  the  Commission  the 
"  Governor's  Fund"  was  transfeiTed  to  it,  and  later  the  other  funds,  ex- 
cept such  sums  as  had  been  sent  direct  to  the  several  flooded  districts 
or  expended  by  the  committees  in  the  way  of  relief,  were  transferred 
to  the  Commission  for  distribution.  Included  in  the  "  Governor's  Fund, 
are  sums  from  many  general  relief  committees,  some  of  them  being  from 
the  relief  committee  of  Boston,  1150,000.00 ;  of  Brooklyn,  $90,000.00 ;  of 
Ohio,  through  Governor  Foraker,  over  $70,000.00;  of  San  Francisco, 
$50,000.00;  of  the  District  of  Columbia,  over  $41,000.00;  of  Provi- 
dence, Rhode  Island,  over  $35,000.00  ;  of  Newark,  New  Jersey,  nearly 
$30,000.00  ;  of  Syracuse,  New  York,  nearly  $15,000.00  ;  from  the  Legis- 
latures of  New  Hampshire  and  Connecticut,  $10,000.00  each,  and  from 
citizens  of  Iowa  through  the  State  Treasurer,  $14,526.49.  The  "Gov. 
ernor's  Fund"  was  deposited  with  the  banking  house  of  J.  C.  Bom- 
berger,   Harrisbiu'g,  Pennsylvania. 

On  June  3  and  14  the  relief  committee  of  New  York  sent  to  Governor 
Beaver  moneys  to  the  amount  of  $100,000.00,  which  have  been  earned 
on  the  books  as  part  of  the  New  York  Fund,  and  the  same  committee 
transferred  to  the  Commission,  on  June  27,  July  11,  July  12  and  Octo- 
ber 7,  the  further  sums  of  $50,000.00,  $250,000.00,  $100,000.00,  and 
$16,199.85,  which  were  deposited  with  the  Fourth  National  Bank  of  New 
York  City. 

On  July  15,  by  formal  action,  the  Pittsburgh  Relief  Committee  gave 
into  the  hands  of  the  Commission  $400,000.00,  and  on  September  25,  the 
further  sum  of  $160,000.00.  These  amounts  were  deposited  with  the 
banking  house  of  William  R.  Thompson  &  Co.,  of  Pittsburgh. 

The  Philadelphia  Relief  Committee,  by  formal  vote,  transferred  to 
the  Commission  on  July  11,  $500,000,  and  on  October  4,  $100,000, 
which  amounts  were  deposited  with  the  banking  house  of  Drexel  k  Co. , 
of  that  city. 

These  several  banking  houses  had  been  designated  by  Governor 
Beaver  and  confirmed  by  the  Commission  as  the  depositories  of  the 
fund,  and  the  moneys  so  deposited  remained  with  them  until  required 
for  the  final  distribution  in  the  Conemaugh  valley. 

In  addition  to  these  four  funds,  large  sums  of  money  were  sent  by 
individuals  and  by  local  committees,  without  passing  through  the 
hands  of  the  Commission,  to  Johnstown,  Williamsport  and  other 
j)laces,  to  be  distributed  by  the  several  local  committees  of  the  districts. 

The  names  of  contributors,  and  the  amounts  of  their  subscriptions 
to  the  "  Philadelphia  Fund"  were  published  in  the  Public  Ijcdger  of 


"Flood  Relief  Commission.  15 

that  city  ;  similar  information  as  to  the  New  York  Fund  was  published 
in  some  of  the  daily  papers  of  the  city  of  New  York  ;  and  the  Pittsburg-h 
Committee  have  published,  in  pamphlet  form,  the  same  information  as 
to  their  fund.  In  the  Appendix  to  this  report  are  given  the  amounts 
received  into  the  "  Governor's  Fund,"  and  the  names  of  the  donors,  so 
far  as  they  were  mentioned  in  the  letters  accompanying-  the  moneys. 

In  the  Appendix  is  also  g-iven,  arranged  by  States,  Cities  and  Towns, 
so  far  as  the  Commission  has  information,  the  amounts  of  contributions 
received  into  the  four  principal  funds,  and  also  those  sent  directly  to 
local  committees  in  the  flooded  districts  without  passing  through  the 
hands  of  the  Commission.  This  latter  has  been  collected  as  was  possible 
and  is  not  complete — some  localities  having  received  assistance  which 
in  no  way  cam«  to  the  notice  of  the  Commission. 

Among  the  moneys  sent  to  the  Governor,  were  some  accompanied  by 
requests  that  they  be  appropriated  to  specific  purposes ;  this,  in  all 
cases,  was  done,  and  the  recipients  were  furnished  the  names  of  the 
donors,  and  were  requested  to  make  to  them  personal  acknowledg- 
ments. 

In  addition  to  the  above,  merchants  in  the  cities  gave  assistance  to 
their  customers  in  the  valley,  by  canceling  their  entire  claims  in  some 
cases,  and  by  largely  reducing  them  in  others ;  contributions  were  sent 
to  individuals,  churches,  schools,  firemen,  bands,  postofiice  employes, 
policemen,  and  by  the  several  trades  imions  to  members  of  their  crafts, 
a  statement  of  all  which  it  has  been  impossible  to  obtain. 

The  Cambria  Iron  Company  received  contributions  from  the  iron- 
working  industry,  which  have  been  distributed  among  their  own  work- 
men, and  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company  was  also  the  recipi- 
ent of  a  fund  for  the  help  of  the  sufferers  in  the  employ  of  that  corpor 
ation.  The  many  charitable  and  social  organizations  of  the  country 
also  sent  special  contributions  for  their  fellow  members.  There  was 
subscribed  and  distributed  by  them  in  addition  to  supi^lies,  amounts 
as  follows,  as  was  learned  from  reports  from  oflicials  of  the  organiza. 
tions. 


16 


Eeport  of  the  Secretary. 


town. 


For  other 

parts  of  the 

State. 


Total. 


Independent  Order  of  Odd  Fellows,    .   .    . 

The  Masonic  Orders,       

The  Knights  of  Pythias,    . 

The  Royal  Arcanum, 

Grand  Army  of  the  Republic, 

Junior  Order  of  United  American  Mechan- 
ics, .    .  

Knights  of  the  Golden  Eagle, 

Knights  of  Honor,    .    .  

Knightsof  the  Mystic  Chain, 

Senior  Order  of  United  American  Mechan- 
ics,   

Improved  Order  of  Red  Men, 

Patriotic  Sons  of  America, 

Improved  Order  of  Heptasophs, 

Woman's  Relief  Corps,  Grand  Army  of 
the  Republic  ($1,010.00  to  Red  Cross  in 
addition), .    .    . 

Woman's  Johnstown  Relief  Corps  of  Pitts- 
burgh,    ... 

Military  Order  of  the  Loyal  Legion,       .    . 

Ladies  of  the  Grand  Army  of  the  Republic, 

Sons  of  Veterans,      

Union  Veteran  Legion,     


Total, 


$60,046  69 
49,712  15 
30,470  81 
27,037  41 
21,879  02 

13,892  30 
9,852  65 
8,969  70 
6,151  30 

5,838  07 

4,858  26 

522  70 

3,266  80 


1,769  55 

1,735  60 

1,200  00 

877  38 

575  12 

524  55 


$249,180  06 


$2,600  00 

2,063  88' 

350  *00" 


361  00 
400  00 


75  00 

925  00 

3,191  20 


179  00 


215  68 


$10,360  76 


$62,646  69 
49,712  15 
32,534  69 
27,037  41 
22,229  02 

13,892  30 

10,213  65 

9,369  70 

6, 151  30 

5,913  07 
5,783  26 
3,713  90 
3,266  80 


1,948  55 

1,735  60 

1,200  00 

877  38 

790  80 

524  55 


$259,540  82 


There  was  collected  also  and  distributed  in  Johnstown : 

By  the  mayor  of  St.  Louis, $5,200  00 

By  the  Mail  and  Express  oi  New  York, 49,080  08 

By  the  New  York  World, 16,929  30 

By  a  committee,  a  lund  chiefly  from  Wales,     1,300  00 

By  the  Children's  Aid  Society, 2,932  50 

By  the  American  National  Red  Cross  Association,  Miss  Clai*a  Barton, 

amount  of  cash  received  and  expended, ...       39,000  00 

<In  addition  to  this  was  the  cost  of  first  establishment,  paid  from  the 
funds  of  the  society,  the  amount  of  which  is  not  given.     Mi.ss  Barton 
also  received  and  distributed  very  large  quantities  of  supplies.) 
Philadelphia  branch  of  the  Red  Cross  expended  for  hospital  purposes,  . 
(amount  could  not  be  learned) 
The  total  cash  contributions,  therefore,  so  far  as  the  Commission  has 
been  able  to  obtain  information,  are  as  follows: 
To  the  four  principal  funds, $3,307,806  50 


To  local  committes  direct, 

Through  charitable  and  social  organizations. 

Through  aid  societies, 

To  Welsh  citizens,      

Through  the  mayor  of  St.  Louis,     

Through  the  New  York  World,   ... 
Through  the  New  York  Mail  and  Express, 


435,012  28 

259,540  82 

41,932  50 

1,300  00 

5,200  00 

16,929  30 

49,080  08 


$4,116,801,48 


Flood  Belief  Commission.  17 

The  Commission. 

As  before  in  stated,  the  uuprecedented  liberality  of  the  public  re- 
sulted in  there  being*  collected  in  scattered  localities  very  larg-e  sums 
of  money,  the  distribution  of  which  was  left  by  the  donors  to  the  judg- 
ment of  the  committees  to  whom  their  money  was  sent.  Appeals  were 
made  to  these  several  committees,  to  each  of  them  at  the  same  time, 
not  only  by  local  committees  in  the  flooded  districts,  but  also  by  in- 
dividuals, for  assistance,  and  in  giving  relief  there  could  be  no  unity 
of  action.  Governor  Beaver,  too,  unwilling  to  assume  the  responsibility 
of  alone  deciding  upon  the  best  use  to  be  made  of  the  large  sums  which 
were  pouring  in  upon  him  in  an  uninterrupted  stream,  and  having  his 
time  occupied  in  other  measures  of  relief  which  were  surrounded  with 
many  difficulties,  required  assistance,  and  after  consultation  with  those 
active  in  the  other  general  committees,  it  was  decided  to  form  a  Com- 
mission for  the  conduct  of  the  entire  work.  This  was  done  without  any 
assurance  that  other  funds  would  be  transferred  to  the  Commission, 
but  the  purpose  primarily  was  to  have  a  number  of  persons  to  decide 
upon  a  plan  for  the  distribution  of  what  is  known  as  the  "  Governor's 
Fund,"  and,  should  this  meet  the  approval  of  other  committees,  it  was 
thought  their  funds  might  eventually  pass  to  the  people  through  the 
same  channel. 

The  Commission  was  formed  on  June  12,  and  was  composed  of  Hon. 
Edwin  H.  Fitler,  Messrs.  Thomas  Dolan,  John  Y.  Huber,  Eobert  C. 
Ogden  and  Francis  B.  Reeves,  from  the  Philadelphia  Belief  Com- 
mittee; Messrs.  Jas  B.  Scott,  Eeuben  Miller  and  S.  S.  Marvin,  from 
the  Pittsburgh  Relief  Committee ;  Hon.  H.  H.  Cummin,  of  Williams- 
l)ort,as  a  rex^resentative  of  the  flooded  districts  in  the  eastern  part  of  the 
State,  and  Mr.  John  Fulton,  of  Johnstown,  as  representing  the  Con- 
emaugh  valley.  For  reasons  satisfactory,  Mr.  Fulton  was  not  able  to 
give  the  time  necessary  for  the  work,  and,  in  turn,  a  place  on  the  Com- 
mission was  urged  upon  Mr.  Jas.  McMillen,  Col.  John  P.  Linton  and 
Hon.  W.  Horace  Rose,  all  of  Johnstown,  but  none  of  them  could  so 
arrange  their  affairs  as  to  enable  them  to  assist  in  the  Avork — Mr.  Rose, 
too,  as  was  afterwards  learned,  had  been  severely  injured  during  the 
flood  and  was  physically  disabled. 

Mr.  J.  C.  Bomberger,  of  Harrisburg,  was  made  treasurer,  and  Mr. 
J.  B.  Kremer,  of  Carlisle,  Pa.,  was  made  secretary. 

A  careful  survey  of  the  entire  flooded  district  was  made  by  the  mem- 
bers of  the  Commission  after  its  organization :  reports  were  received 
from  persons  specially  selected  for  the  work ;  information  was  obtained 
as  to  the  needs  and  requirements  of  the  several  parts  of  the  State  from 
representative  men  in  the  several  localities ;  meetings  were  held  with 
such  frequency  as  seemed  necessary  ;  sub -committees  were  formed  for 
the  direction  of  special  features  of  the  distribution,  and  every  phase  of 
B 


18  Eeport  of  the  Secretary. 

the  work  has  received  careful  consideration ;  and  it  may  be  proper 
here  to  say  that  in  the  exercise  of  their  duties,  the  gentlemen  of  the 
Commission  have  given  their  time  without  any  charge  on  the  fund  and 
have  borne  their  own  personal  expenses  when  engaged  on  the  work  of 
the  Commission. 

On  June  27,  the  Commission,  after  full  deliberation,  issued  for  the 
public  a  statement  of  the  principles  by  which  they  would  be  governed 
in  the  distribution  of  the  fund,  which  principles  were  closely  adhered 
to  throughout  the  work,  though  the  methods  from  time  to  time  were 
modified.     These  were  in  short : 

"  That  the  said  fund  is  in  the  nature  of  a  charity  to  the  needy,  and 
not  as  a  general  indemnity  for  losses  sustained. 

"  That  a  distribution  per  capita  would  be  manifestly  unjust,  as  it 
would  go  alike  to  the  rich  and  poor,  and  alike  to  all  sufferers,  no  matter 
what  their  needs  or  the  extent  of  their  sufferings. 

"  That  a  distribution  by  percentage  on  the  amount  of  losses  would  be 
manifestly  unjust,  as  it  would  result  in  giving  the  largest  sum  to  the 
person  having  lost  the  most,  without  resrard  to  the  value  of  the  remain- 
ing estate  of  such  persons. " 

"  That  this  fund  cannot  be  used  for  the  benefit  of  any  private  or  public 
cor^D  oration. 

"  That  the  fund  must  go  only  to  the  most  needy  sufferers  from  the 
flood  in  accordance  with  and  in  the  spirit  of  the  trust  impressed  upon  it 
by  the  donors. " 

Later  it  was  decided  that  no  payment  could  be  made  to  estates  when 
there  were  no  minor  dependants,  and,  on  the  recommendation  of  the 
Johnstown  Board  of  Inquiry  and  the  Finance  Committee,  that  consid- 
eration could  not  be  given  for  losses  of  money,  book  accounts,  evi- 
dences of  indebtedness,  or  depreciation  of  stocks  and  bonds. 

As  the  plans  of  the  Commission  became  known,  the  funds  from  the 
other  general  committees  were  placed  in  its  hands  for  distribution, 
and  many  local  committees,  in  all  parts  of  the  country,  sent  to  it  the 
moneys  remaining  in  their  hands,  many  doing  so  only  after  full  con- 
ference and  a  careful  examination  into  the  general  plans  adopted,  and 
some  of  them  after  having  sent  special  committees  to  the  meetings  of 
the  Commission  for  this  purpose,  and  in  every  case  the  i^lans  of  the 
Commission  have  received  their  hearty  endorsement  and  approval  after 
such  investigation. 

Johnstown. 

Of  the  appalling  disaster  at  Johnstown  on  May  31,  1889,  and  of  its 
causes,  it  is  not  necessary  for  me  to  speak,  and  the  condition  in  which 
the  valley  was  left,  I  am  not  able  to  describe.  Suffice  it  to  say, 
that  it  is  the  universal  opinion  that  the  most  vivid  descriptions,  given 
seemingly  in  the  most  exaggerated  forms  of  speech,  utterly  fail  to  i)re- 
sent  to  the  mind  the  terrible  ruin  and  the  utter  desolation  realized  on 
a  personal  examination. 


Flood  Relief  Commission.  19 

Johnstown,  for  this  purpose,  meaning"  the  entire  Coriemauo-h  valley, 
was  composed  of  a  number  of  independent  boroug-hs  and  villages,  in 
some  cases  having-  miles  between  them,  and  in  others  separated  only 
by  an  imag-inary  line.  Communication  between  these  villages  was  in 
terrui)ted  by  the  destruction  of  bridg-es  and  roads,  which  for  some  days 
was  a  source  of  much  distress  to  the  citizens  and  the  cause  of  much  ad- 
ditional labor  to  those  actively  eng-ag-ed  in  the  work  of  relief. 

When  the  waters  covering  the  city  had  so  far  subsided  that  it  was 
possible  for  the  citizens  to  have  intercourse  with  each  other,  plans  Avere 
formed  for  the  immediate  care  of  the  living  and  for  the  sj^eedy  burial 
of  the  dead.  A  town  meeting  was  held  on  Saturday,  June  1,  and  Mr. 
A.  J.  Moxham,  who  had  large  manufacturing  interests  in  Johnstown, 
was  selected  to  act  as  general  chairman  and  manager  of  all  the  de- 
l^artments,  and  committees  were  appointed  on  finance,  on  supplies, 
on  police,  on  the  care  of  the  dead,  and  on  other  departments  looking  to 
the  general  care  of  the  community  in  the  emergency.  An  attempt  was 
made  to  have  the  proceedings  of  this 'meeting  ratified  at  a  joint  meet- 
ing of  the  local  authorities  of  all  the  boroughs,  but  it  was  not  possible 
to  convene  the  members  and  the  work  was  continued  under  this  au- 
thority without  question. 

As  in  the  eastern  part  of  the  state,  the  submerged  districts  were  di- 
rectly and  without  delay  cared  for  by  Harrisburg  and  Philadelphia,  so 
this  western  community  received  the  immediate  attention  of  the  city 
of  Pittsburgh.  A  most  efiicient  relief  committee  was  at  once  organized 
in  that  city,  one  department  of  which,  "  The  Johnstown  Relief  Corps, " 
was  placed  in  charge  of  Mr.  James  B.  Scott,  now  a  member  of  the  Com- 
mission, who,  within  twenty -four  hours  of  the  disaster,  started  for 
Johnstown  with  a  corps  of  volunteers  and  a  train  of  cars  laden  with 
provisions,  and  having  also  the  fullest  powers  from  the  general  com- 
mittee. It  was  understood  that  the  people  were  to  be  cared  for,  and 
to  his  judgment  were  left  the  methods,  while  they  would  fill  all  re- 
quisitions made  on  them  by  him  regardless  of  labor  and  cost.  This 
assurance  was  fully  met,  and  even  after  the  work  in  Johnstown  had 
Y)assed  from  under  their  immediate  charge,  active  assistance  was  ren- 
dered those  in  authority  by  this  committee.  Most  active  and  untiring 
on  this  committee  were  other  members  of  the  Commission — Mr.  Miller 
in  the  general  management,  and  Mr.  Marvin  in  the  purchasing  depart- 
ment, to  which  they  gave  not  only  their  names  but  their  personal  ser- 
vices day  and  night. 

Too  much  iDraise  cannot  be  accorded  the  volunteer  relief  corps, 
which  consisted  largely  of  men  unused  to  manual  labor,  hardships  or 
privations,  and  who,  on  the  night  of  June  1,  carried' the  contents  of  two 
cars  over  a  rough  and  dangerous  path  of  nearly  a  mile  that  the  morning 
sun  might  see  food  provided  for  the  hungry,  and  who  for  days  and 
weeks  continued  in  their  self -sacrificins:  labor,  undergoing  the  greatest 


20  Report  of  the  Secretary. 

privation  and  physical  discomfort,  and  by  their  intellig-ent  hibor  bring-- 
ing"  order  out  of  chaos. 

This  relief  corps  being  thus  active,  and  the  local  committees  of 
Johnstown  realizing"  that  the  work  was  of  too  appalling"  a  character  for 
persons  in  their  condition,  each  one  either  bowed  with  grief  over  lost 
kindred  or  anxiously  busy  in  the  care  of  what  remained  of  their  former 
fortunes,  it  was  decided  to  give  the  management  of  affairs  into  tliQ  hands 
of  the  strangers  who  had  hastened  to  their  aid.  At  a  public  meeting 
held  in  Johnstown,  on  Tuesday,  June  4,  the  whole  conduct  of  aft'airs 
was  ijlaced  in  the  hands  of  Mr.  James  B.  Scott,  with  authority  abso- 
lute and  unconditional,  the  resolution  conferring  the  authority  refeiTing 
to  him  as  "  dictator, "  a  title  which  was  not  accepted  by  him,  and  which 
Avas  immediately  changed  to  "  director. "  At  the  same  meeting,  by  him, 
were  ai)pointed  various  committees  for  carrying  on  the  work,  these 
being  composed  in  many  instances  of  the  same  persons  previously  ap- 
pointed, though  it  was  found  that  some  of  those  named  at  the  meeting 
of  June  1,  failed  to  respond,  having  i)assed  away  with  the  rushing 
waters.  During  the  administration  of  Mr.  Scott  large  sums  of  money 
were  expended  from  the  funds  sent  to  the  Pittsburgh  Relief  Committee 
(over  $200, 000) ,  not  only  in  the  iDurchase  of  food  and  clothing,  but  in 
establishing  communication  between  the  different  parts  of  the  city, 
in  the  search  for  and  burial  of  the  dead,  in  the  cremation  of  the  large 
number  of  bodies  of  domestic  animals  scattered  through  the  valley, 
and  in  other  measures  of  relief,  there  being  as  many  as  from  six 
thousand  to  seven  thousand  men  in  their  employ,  and  nearly  or  quite 
30,000  persons  who  required  subsistence  and  their  active  work  con- 
tinued until  the  12th  day  of  June. 

Governor  Beaver  in  the  meantime, besides  being  in  constant  communi- 
cation with  the  general  committees  in  both  ends  of  the  State,  and 
with  Mr.  Scott  at  Johnstown,  was  engaged  in  the  work  of  devising 
means  for  giving  assistance  to  the  valley  through  the  machinery  of  the 
State,  and  moneys  having  accumulated  rapidly  in  four  main  centers, 
for  concentrating  the  work  of  charitable  relief  that,  with  unity  of  action, 
the  greatest  amount  of  good  might  be  accomplished.  For  the  latter 
object  the  Flood  Relief  Commission  was  formed,  as  mention  has  be- 
fore been  made. 

It  was  found  that  the  only  constitutional  method  by  which  the  assist- 
ance of  the  State,  as  such,  could  be  given  was  through  and  under  the 
direction  of  the  State  Board  of  Health.  The  condition  of  things  in  the 
Ccmemaugh  valley,  in  Williamsport,  and  other  places,  was  a  serious 
menace  to  the  health  of  the  citizens  and  hence  a  public  nuisance ;  the 
local  authorities  were  not  able  to  abate  it,  and  the  responsibility  de- 
volved upon  the  Dejiartment  of  the  State  created  for  such  purpose.  It 
was  therefore  decided  that  the  clearing  the  waterways,  and  the  removal 
of  the  obstacles  yet  remaining  in  the  streets,  in  so  far  as  it  was  nee- 


Flood  Belief  Commission.  21 

ess'iry  for  the  purpose  contemj)lated,  should  be  carried  on  by  the  State 
Board  of  Health,  which,  because  of  their  lack  of  funds,  was  furnished 
with  means  to  carry  on  the  work  by  the  Governor,  who  secured  the 
money  by  his  individual  efforts  from  financial  institutions  in  Philadel- 
phia, and  on  June  12,  Mr.  Scott  retired  from  active  control,  though  he, 
Avith  part  of  his  force,  remained  some  days  long-er  to  fully  explain  the- 
system  in  vog'ue  to  his  successors,  and  the  system  thus  inaugurated  by 
the  volunteer  corps  was  continued  during  the  whole  progress  of  the 
work,  modified  only  to  meet  changed  conditions. 

Adjutant  General  Hastings,  being  in  the  immediate  vicinity  of  Johns- 
town at  the  time  of  its  destruction,  hastened  there,  and  his  connection 
with  the  w^ork  is  so  well  known  that  no  extended  reference  to  it  is  re- 
quired. In  the  organization  of  the  committees  on  June  4,  by  Mr.  Scott, 
he  was  made  chief  of  the  "  Department  of  Public  Safety,  combining  mil- 
itary, and  local  and  special  police, "  and,  in  addition,  he  was  the  special 
representative  of  the  Governor  m  the  valley.  As  Adjutant  General  of 
the  State,  in  so  far  as  niilitary  operations  were  concerned,  and  as  the 
representative  of  the  Governor  in  carrying  out  the  plans  and  purposes 
of  the  State  Board  of  Health,  he,  on  June  12,  assumed  full  control  and 
formal  charge  of  all  operations,  subject  only  to  the  executive  officers 
of  the  State  Board  of  Health. 

Of  the  work  of  the  State,  it  need  only  be  said  that  in  a  marvelously 
short  time,  under  the  general  charge  of  Colonel  H.  T.  Douglas, chief  en- 
gineer, and  under  the  x3ersonal  direction  of  Major  Wm.  H.  Phillips,  the 
clearing  away  of  the  mass  of  debris  above  the  "  Stone  Bridge"  was  ac- 
complished, and  that  the  further  removal  of  injurious  matter  continued 
under  General  Hastings,  and  later  under  Captain  Qeo.  C.  Hamilton, 
until  October  12,  when  the  State  Board  of  Health  formally  declared 
the  nuisance  abated. 

General  Hastings,  in  addition  to  the  duties  mentioned  above,  as- 
sumed a  general  charge  of  the  relief  work  of  the  Commission  so  far  as 
the  immediate  wants  of  the  people  in  the  valley  were  concerned,  and 
having  summoned  all  the  division  and  regimental  quartermaster 
and  commissary  officers  of  the  National  Guard,  the  various  store- 
houses were  placed  in  their  charge,  and  the  system  of  supplying 
the  people  with  food  and  clothing  was  continued  as  before,  mod- 
ified as  occasion  required.  He  also  continued  under  proper  officers, 
the  various  departments  which  had  come  into  being :  the  work  con- 
nected with  transportation,  erection  of  buildings,  storage  houses,  pur- 
chasing of  coffins,  etc.,  by  the  Quarter-master  General's  Department ; 
the  guarding  of  the  property  and  the  preservation  of  order,  under  the 
Department  of  Public  Safety  ;  the  care  of  the  sick  and  injured,  and  the 
proper  burial  of  the  dead,  under  the  Medical  Department ;  securing  a 
record  of  the  dead,  means  for  their  identification  and  the  replying  to 
the  thousands  of  inquiries  coming  from  all  parts  of  the  world  by  the 


22  Keport  of  the  Secketary. 

Bureau  of  Information ;  and  the  care  of  property  found,  and  for  its  re- 
turn to  the  rightful  owners,  by  the  Department  of  Vahiables ;  these  con- 
stituted the  principal  committees,  and  all  were  administrated  with  in- 
telligent care. 

The  several  officers,  being  on  military  duty,  were  on  the  State  rolls, 
but  the  employes,  and  all  bills  contracted  for  supplies  were  paid  from 
the  fund  of  the  Commission.  The  work  of  the  Commission  was  con- 
tinued by  General  Hastings  alone  until  July  2,  and  in  connection  with 
Judge  Cummin  until  July  8,  when  the  management  iDassed  solely  into 
the  hands  of  the  Commission. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Commission  on  June  27,  Judge  H.  H.  Cummin, 
a  member  of  the  Commission,  at  the  unanimous  request  of  the  members, 
had  agreed  to  go  to  Johnstown  and  remain  there  as  the  executive  officer 
of  the  Commission.  Proper  blanks  for  the  prosecution  of  the  work  of 
distribution  were  prepared,  and  he  began  his  labors  there  on  July  2 
He  threw  into  the  work  all  his  powers  of  body  and  mind,  but  his  labors 
were  but  fairly  under  way  when  he  was  stricken  down  Jby  a  sickness 
which  resulted  in  his  death,  on  August  11.  The  seeds  of  the  disease 
had  evidently  been  in  his  system ;  he  had,  before  going  to  Johnstown, 
been  most  active  in  organizing  committees  and  in  distributing  relief  to 
the  suffering  in  his  own  city,  and  the  added  labor,  the  incessant  worry 
and  the  anxious  thought  connected  with  starting  iDroperly  the  work 
in  hand  without  doubt  had  much  to  do  with  the  rapid  progress  of  his 
disease.  Of  his  character  as  a  man,  and  of  his  noble  qualities  of  mind 
and  heart,  it  is  not  now  in  place  to  speak ;  proper  tributes  to  his 
memory  were  made  by  the  Commission  and  by  the  finance  committee 
of  Johnstown,  which  have  become  part  of  the  records. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Commission  held  on  July  31,  Judge  Cummin 
being  then  very  ill,  the  secretary  of  the  Commission  was  requested  to 
go  to  Johnstown  to  assist  in  his  work,  and  later,  on  the  death  of  Judge 
Cummin,  he  was  asked  to  remain  there  as  the  representative  and  execu- 
tive officer  of  the  Commission.  Considerations  of  many  kinds  urged 
against  adding  this  labor  to  that  already  assumed,  but,  realizing  that 
the  work,  fairly  started,  could  with  difficulty  be  carried  on  by  one  who 
had  not  been  in  touch  with  it  from  the  beginning,  the  consent  of  the 
company  with  which  he  is  connected  being  obtained,  he  resumed  the 
labor  and  continued  in  it  until  its  completion. 

Commissary  Department. 

The  flood  absolutely  destroyed  all  food  supplies  in  the  Yalley  ;  there 
were  no  stores  for  many  miles  around ;  railroad  conmiunication  was  cut 
off  in  every  direction  and  hunger  was  an  immediate  reality.  The 
situation  was  realized  by  neighboring  towns  and  cities,  and  at  once,  by 
wagons  and  by  cars,  as  early  as  Saturday  afternoon,  June  Ist,  from 
Pittsburgh,  provisions  were  sent  to  supply  the  want.    With  remarkable 


Flood  Belief  Commission.  23 

zeal  the  Pennsylvania  Eailroad  Company  pushed  forward  the  work  of  re- 
building a  part  of  their  road  west  of  Johnstown  which  had  been  entirely 
washed  away,  and  by  Sunday  morning,  June  2d,  at  seven  o'clock,  Mr. 
Scott  had  at  his  disposal  a  track  from  Pittsburgh  to  the  stone  bridge. 
By  Monday  morning  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Bailroad  Company  had 
repaired  the  breaks  on  their  line  and  their  cars  ran  into  Johnstown 
j)roper.  In  addition  to  the  purchases  made  by  the  committees  in  Pitts- 
burgh and  Philadelphia,  immense  quantities  of  provisions  were  donated 
and  sent  forward  by  full  trains  from  all  parts  of  the  country  so  that, 
there  was  no  time  after  Saturday  night,  the  day  after  the  flood,  when 
there  was  the  slightest  reason  to  fear  that  there  would  be  suffering  for 
want  of  food,  and  if  any  went  hungry  it  was  because  they  chose  to  do 
so.  Food  was  not  equally  easy  of  access  to  the  people  of  all  parts  of 
the  valley,  by  reason  of  the  want  of  proper  means  of  communication, 
but  it  was  there  in  full  abundance. 

As  soon  as  was  possible  an  orderly  system  was  effected.  Main 
storage  depots  were  established  at  convenient  points  on  the  railroads, 
and  from  these  supplies  were  sent  to  the  distributing  stations,  located, 
finally  to  the  number  of  eighteen,  in  different  parts  of  the  valley. 
From  these  latter  daily  reports  were  received  of  the  number  requiring 
assistance  and  the  kind  of  supplies  needed,  thus  securing  a  sure  and 
economical  method  of  distribution.  The  valley  was  divided  into  pre- 
cincts, the  people  were  properly  enrolled  and  furnished  with  supply 
cards  available  only  at  the  station  nearest  to  them,  and,  provision  for 
the  day  being  received,  the  cards  were  in  so  far  cancelled,  thus  prevent- 
ing duplication.  In  this  work  Mr.  Scott  relied  not  only  on  the  volunteer 
corps,  but  he  received  most  valuable  assistance  from  citizens  of  Johns- 
town, some  of  whom  continued  active  in  the  commissary  work  until 
the  depots  were  finally  closed. 

It  was  necessary  to  furnish  food  not  only  to  the  inhabitants  of  the 
valley,  but  volunteer  and  employed  workmen  were  present  in  large 
numbers  and  their  wants  could  be  supplied  only  from  these  stores.  It 
is  estimated  that  the  largest  number  of  persons  who  received  food  from 
the  commissary  on  one  day  was  about  30, 000  ;  this  number  was  grad- 
ually reduced  until  July  2,  when  the  number  on  the  roll  was  10,144; 
by  July  8  the  number  was  reduced  to  5880,  and  by  July  15,  to  2,583. 
Money,  to  a  certain  extent,  having  now  been  distributed,  on  July  20 
all  persons  were  dropped  from  the  rolls  except  widows,  orphan  children, 
working  girls  who  had  not  yet  secured  employment,  and  the  aged  and 
the  sick.  The  distribution  of  money  being  continued,  the  rolls  were 
steadily  decreased  until  October  5,  when  there  remained  on  the  list 
but  464  persons.  On  that  day  these  were  each  given  supplies  for  ten 
days,  and  the  last  commissary  depot  was  closed. 


24  Keport  of  the  Secretary. 

Clothing - 

Not  only  was  it  necessary  to  supply  food,  but  a  larg-e  part  of  the  pop- 
ulation had  lost  all  their  clothing  except  what  was  on  their  bodies,  and 
this,  after  days  and  nights  in  the  mud  and  water,  had  become  practically 
worthless.  In  addition  to  the  large  purchases  of  wearing*  apparel  by 
the  Pittsburgh,  Philadelphia,  and  other  relief  committees,  very  large 
contributions  were  made  by  citizens  in  all  parts  of  the  country  of  b(^th 
new  and  partly  worn  articles  of  clothing.  Depots  were  opened  for  dis- 
tribution, and  these  were  managed  with  much  judgment  but  the  dis- 
tribution was  attended  with  many  difficulties  and  the  result  was  not 
as  satisfactory  as  was  desirable.  However,  the  supply  was  unlimited 
and  it  was  given  out  without  stint,  and  of  clothing,  as  well  as  of  food, 
it  can  safely  be  said  that  the  poor  of  that  city,  or  of  any  other  city, 
have  never  been  so  abundantly  supplied. 

On  August  17,  these  depots  were  closed,  the  remaining  articles 
being  sorted  and  packed  away  for  distribution  on  the  approach  of  cold 
weather,  and  in  October,  rather  than  reorganize  a  force  for  their  dis- 
tribution, they  were  placed  in  the  ware  house  of  the  Ked  Cross  Associa- 
tion, Miss  Barton  having  consented  to  hand  them  out  to  the  people. 
A  remaining  large  supply,  which  had  been  stored  in  Philadelphia,  was 
later  sent  for  distribution  to  the  *' Union  Benevolent  Society"  and  to 
the  "  Children's  Aid  Society"  of  JohnstoAvii. 

Of  the  quantity  and  value  of  supplies  sent  into  the  valley  it  is  not  safe 
to  hazard  an  opinion,  the  estimates  of  persons  actively  engaged  in  the 
work  differing  widely.  Colonel  J.  L.  Spangler,  assistant  commissary 
general,  in  his  official  report,  while  saying  that  no  record  was  kept  at 
the  time,  estimates  the  value  of  supplies  of  all  kinds  distributed  between 
June  1  and  July  2  at  $1,200,000,  while  others  have  estimated  that 
it  would  not  exceed  $500,000.00.  Besides  the  articles  purchased  by 
the  different  committees,  contributions  from  all  parts  of  the  country 
were  received,  in  some  cases  of  full  car  loads  from  single  individuals, 
and  of  great  variety.  Besides  food  and  clothing  there  was  received 
lumber  and  building  material,  axes,  tools,  household  furniture  and  the 
like,  of  the  value  of  which  at  the  time  no  estimate  was  made.  In  bulk 
there  was  carried  to  Johnstown,  by  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Railroad 
Company,  408  car  loads,  of  which  140  were  from  Pittsburgh,  and  by  the 
Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company  6,035,204  pomids,  the  equivalent  of 
500  full  car  loads,  though  it  is  estimated  that,  the  character  of  the  goods 
considered,  there  were  about  1,000  car  loads,  and  this  in  addition  to 
supplies  carried  by  the  Express  Companies. 

The  following  is  a  statement  of  expenditures  by  the  permanent 
Relief  Committee  of  Philadelphia  and  by  the  Pittsburg  Relief  Com- 
mittee, these  being  the  only  committees  from  whom  data  has  been 
received. 

There  was  purchased  by  the  Philadelphia  Relief  Committee  and  sent 


Flood  Relief  Commission.  ^  25 

to  the  points  mentionecl  supplies  as  follows :  By  Sub -Committee  of 
which  Mr.  Reeves  was  Chairman  : 

For  Johnstown           supplies,     $3,104  88 

For  South  Fork              do 946  02 

For  Renovo                     do. 250  94 

For  Harper's  Ferry       do.          884  58 

For  Aaronsburg-              do.           981  53 

For  Lock  Haven            do.          2,732  70 

For  Lawrence ville         do.           608  17 

For  Lewistown               do 1,913  30 

For  Williamsport          do 7,460  75 

For  Milton                      do.           185  38 

For  Muncy                      do 175  82 

For  Jersey  Shore           do.            278  70 

$19,525  78 

By  Sub-committee  of  which  Mr.  Ogden  was  chairman : 

For  Johnstown       supplies, $19,123  09 

For  Williamsport       do 2,863  96 

For  Lock  Haven         do 2,834  96 

For  Lewistown  do 1,088  29 

25,910  30 


$45,436  08 

The  Pittsburg-h  Relief  Committee  expended  throug-h  sub  committee 
of  which  Mr.  S.  S.  Marvin  was  chairman : 

For  Johnstown,  supplies $109,657  09 

For  Johnstown,  coffins,    8,093  56 

117,750  65 

Also  for  transportation,    $300  37 

for  labor,     83,306  67 

for  sundries, 1,961  95 

85,568  99 

$203,319  64 


Shelter. 

The  next  most  pressing-  need  of  the  people,  after  food  and  clothing, 
was  shelter.  With  a  hospitality  of  a  degree  only  possible  in  a  g-reat 
calamity,  the  houses  left  standing  were  thrown  open  to  all,  the  only 
question  of  restriction  being  that  of  capacity.  Apart  from  the  dis- 
comfort this  caused,  it  was  objectionable  from  a  sanitary  view,  and 
other  expedients  were  necessary.  Governor  Foraker,  of  Ohio,  at  once 
sent  a  large  number  of  tents,  which,  with  others  sent  from  the  Pennsyl- 


26  Report  of  the  SECRETARi'. 

vania  State  Ai-senal  at  Harrisburg,  were  placed  at  the  disposal  of  the 
people.  This  means  of  shelter,  however,  was  not  popular,  and  the  tents 
were  used  more  by  strangers  who  were  present  in  the  different  forms  of 
the  work  of  relief  than  by  the  citizens,  and  a  more  substantial  kind  of 
shelter  became  a  necessity.  Owing-  to  the  condition  of  the  valley,  it 
was  not  possible  to  erect  permanent  building's  generally ;  the  town  lots 
were  covered  v/ith  a  heavy  deposit  of  earth  and  mud,  containing  both 
animal  and  vegetable  matter,  which  would  eventually  be  removed,  and 
over  this  an  enormous  accumulation  of  debris,  and  it  was  possible  only 
to  ^rect  temporary  structures  which  could  be  placed  on  the  hillsides 
and  on  properties  which  had  not  been  directly  within  the  limits  of  the 
waters. 

On  the  first  visit  of  the  Commission  to  Johnstown,  and  before  it 
was  realized  that  the  contributions  would  reach  an  amount  more  than 
sufficient  to  meet  the  most  immediate  wants  of  the  sufferers,  at  a  meet- 
ing at  which  were  present  a  number  of  leading  citizens  of  the  valley, 
a  form  of  temporary  building,  largely  in  use  in  some  parts  of  the 
counti'y,  was  described  by  a  member  of  the  Relief  Committee  of  Chi- 
cago, which,  it  was  thought,  would  answer  the  purpose,  and  it  was 
urged  that  the  Commission  provide  large  numbers  of  them.  These 
buildings,  known  as  "  Oklohomas,"  were  of  one  room,  ten  by  twenty  feet 
in  size,  and  were  made  in  sections  easily  put  together.  Another  style 
of  building,  known  as  the  "  ready-made  house, "  was  also  presented, 
which  was  sixteen  by  twenty-four  feet  in  size,  and,  by  a  partition  di- 
vided into  two  rooms.  It  was  claimed  by  the  builders  that  these  build- 
ings were  always  in  stock  to  a  considerable  number,  and  that  they  could 
be  furnished  as  rapidly  as  they  could  be  located  and  erected.  Of  the 
former  one  hundred  were  purchased  by  the  Chicago  Relief  Committee, 
from  the  funds  in  their  hands,  and,  on  the  21st  of  June,  the  Commis- 
sion contracted  with  the  builders  for  one  hundred  of  the  same  and  one 
hundred  of  the  "  ready-made  houses. "  This  whole  number  was  not 
ready  to  be  sent,  but  this  was  not  entirely  a  cause  of  delay,  as  it  was 
found  that  much  labor  was  required  in  their  erection,  and  they  came  for- 
ward about  as  fast  as  they  could  be  located  and  erected  with  the  facil- 
ities at  hand.  These  buildings  did  not  meet  the  expectations  of  the 
Commission  or  of  the  people,  and  plans  were  prepared  for  a  four- 
roomed,  two-story  house,  sixteen  by  twenty -four  feet  in  size,  which, 
while  not  finished  for  permanent  occupancy,  could  easily  be  made  so, 
or  be  used  as  an  addition  to  a  more  pretentious  building.  These  were 
knoTVTi  as  the  "  Hughes  houses". 

On  July  3  a  contract  was  made  with  the  firm  of  Hoover,  Hughes  & 
Co.,  for  the  erection  of  two  hundred  of  these  houses,  and  later  for  two 
hundred  more.  This  firm  was  perhaps  better  prepared  for  this  work 
than  any  other  builders  in  the  State,  having  their  own  saw-mills,  lum- 
ber yards  and  planing  mills,  were  largely  in  the  business  of  erecting 


Flood  Kelief  CommissioI^^.  27 

building's,  and,  besides  this,  were  on  the.  spot  with  a  larg-e  foroe  of  men. 
At  the  time  of  making-  the  first  contract  with  them,  bids  were  not  asked 
from  other  builders,  time  being-  an  important  element,  but  before 
making  the  second  contract,  throug-h  the  papers  of  Johnstown,  bids  for 
the  work  were  asked,  but  they  had  no  competitors.  The  Commission 
made  it  a  condition,  heartily  responded  to  by  the  firm,  that  in  the  em- 
ployment of  laborers  citizens  of  Johnstown  should  have  preference  over 
all  others ;  the  demand  for  labor,  however,  was  greater  than  the  supply, 
and  the  local  builders,  having  more  than  they  could  do  on  private  work, 
it  was  imperative  that  much  the  largest  part  of  the  work  should  be  done 
by  men  from  a  distance. 

As  these  buildings  were  paid  for  from  the  fund  of  the  Commission, 
as  their  cost  represented  in  many  cases  more  than  the  actual  loss  of  the 
recipients,  and  as  all  the  sufierers  could  not  receive  assistance  in  this 
form,  a  price  was  fixed  on  them,  considerably  less  than  their  actual 
cost,  and  this  price  is  included  in  the  total  amount  charged  as  having 
been  received  from  the  fund  by  those  who  chose  to  accept  relief  in  this 
way,  the  prices  being : 

For  one  "  Oklohoma" $75  00 

For  two  "  Oklohoma" 150  00 

For  one  "  Eeady  Made  House" 175  00 

For  one  "  Ready  Made  House"  and  one  "  Oklohoma",  250  00 

For  one  "  Hughes  House", 260  00 

A  committee,  under  the  direction  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  Johns- 
town, was  appointed,  who  received  all  applications  for  these  buildings, 
and  awarded  them  in  accordance  with  the  merits  and  necessities  of  each 
case,  and,  to  a  great  extent,  regardless  of  the  amount  of  loss  which  had 
been  sustained  by  the  applicant.  The  buildings  were  erected  on  orders 
from  this  committee,  in  locations  approved  by  them  and  by  the  State 
Board  of  Health,  and  a  competent  person,  employed  by  them,  gave  his 
entire  time  in  seeing  that  the  buildings  were  located  as  ordered  and 
that  they  were  erected  in  accordance  with  the  specifications. 

A  large  part  of  the  works  of  the  Cambria  Iron  Company  was  not  in- 
jured by  the  flood,  and  that  company  commencing  at  once  the  erection 
of  buildings  to  take  the  place  of  those  carried  away — this,  in  connection 
with  the  natural  advantages  of  the  locality-  and  the  large  interests  in 
property  there  of  other  character — the  continuance  of  the  city  was  as- 
sured and  it  was  early  thought  wise  to  take  such  steps  as  would  open 
the  avenues  of  trade  and  assist  the  people  to  a  j)osition  of  self-support. 

Merchants  in  the  cities  were  ready  to  furnish,  in  many  cases,  on  easy 
terms,  stocks  of  goods,  but  there  was  a  lack  of  store  rooms,  and  also, 
for  sanitary  reasons,  of  places  to  locate  them.  Early  in  June  the 
proper  officials  gave  permission  for  the  erection  on  a  public  square  of 
the  city  of  temporary  buildings,  which  could  remain  there  for  eighteen 


28  Report  of  the  Secretary. 

months.  A  contract  was  made  by  the  Commission  and  buildings  were 
erected  which  accommodated  forty-two  stores  on  the  first  floors  and  with 
oflices  above,  which,  as  raiDidly  as  they  were  comjjleted,  were  occupied, 
and  the  wheels  of  general  business  were  set  in  motion.  These  build- 
ings were  formally  given  over  by  the  Commission  to  the  Finance  Com 
mittee  of  Johnstown  and  accepted  by  them.  To  the  erection  of  these 
buildings,  from  the  fund  of  the  Commission,  there  was  considerable  ob- 
jection made  by  persons  prominent  in  the  work  of  relief,  but  the 
wisdom  of  this  action  is  now  generally  admitted.  A  statement  of  the 
dwelling  houses  is  as  follows : 

"  Oklohomas"  purchased  by  Chicago  Committee, 100 

"  Oklohomas"  purchased  by  the  Commission, 107 

207 

"  Ready  Made  Houses"  purchased  by  the  Commission, 103 

"  Hughes  Houses"  purchased  by  the  Commission,    400 

710 

"  Oklohomas"  donated  to  individuals,  190 

"  Oklohomas"  loaned  to  Red  Cross  Society  (Infirmary) ,     ....  7 

"  Oklohomas"  loaned  to  Grand  Yiew  Cemetery,    1 

"  Oklohomas"  loaned  to  Individuals,     9 

(These  latter  to  be  returned  to  the  Finance  Committee  of  Johnstown  ) 

-  207 
"  Ready  Made  Houses"  donated  to  individuals,     103 

"  Hughes  Houses"  donated  to  individuals, 400 

503 

Total, : 710 

Furniture. 

Before  the  stores  of  the  city  had  generally  been  opened  and  before 
any  money  had  been  distributed,  to  meet  a  pressing  want,  contracts 
were  made  by  the  Commission  for  large  quantities  of  furniture  and  such 
articles  as  are  necessary  for  housekeeping.  It  was  intended  to  dis- 
tribute these  to  beneficiaries  in  full  outfits,  and,  as  in  the  case  of  the 
houses,  to  include  their  actual  cost  in  the  amount  charged  as  having 
been  received  by  those  who  accepted  assistance  of  this  kind.  A  de])ot 
was  established  and  many  full  outfits  were  sent  out,  but  this  project 
did  not  prove  a  complete  success.  It  was  not  deemed  wise  to  purchase 
with  money  from  the  fund  of  the  Commission  and  stock  a  warehouse 
with  different  qualities  of  furnishments,  or  even  to  provide  any  but  the 
plainest,  such  as  would  meet  the  necessities  of  people  who  had  nothing, 
and  there  was  no  room  to  gratify  personal  tastes.  The  stores  being  re- 
opened, the  merchants  complained,  and  with  some  reason,  that  they 


Flood  Relief  Comjaission.  29 

were  subjected  to  unfair  competition,  and  requisitions  being  continu- 
ally made  for  i^arts  of  outfits  and  single  piec.es,  without  having"  the  ma- 
chinery for  keeping'.up  a  continued  supply,  there  was  soon  a  lack  of 
some  articles  and  a  superabundance  of  others.  The  expense  of  care  and 
distribution  becoming"  out  of  proportion  to  the  value  of  the  goods,  the 
depot  was  closed  on  August  1,  and  the  articles  remaining  were  given 
into  the  hands  of  Miss  Barton,  who  distributed  them  in  connection  with 
her  own  supjjlies  of  like  character. 

Transportation. 

Another  measure  of  relief,  which  was  much  appreciated  and  which, 
to  a  large  extent,  relieved  the  strain  on  the  dwelling  houses  remaining, 
consisted  in  carrying  free,  to  points  no  matter  how  remote,  persons  who 
could  find  with  friends  the  needed  rest  and  care  which  was  not  possible 
for  them  in  Johnstown.  Private  "generosity  was  exercised  also  in  this 
direction,  and,  at  the  ex^Dense  of  individuals,  of  associations,  and  of 
relief  committees,  many  women  and  children  were  carried  to  seaside 
resorts  and  kept  for  weeks,  where,  relieved  of  the  sights  and  surround- 
ings of  their  stricken  city,  they  were  better  able  to  recover  from  the 
shock  to  which  they  had  been  subjected. 

The  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company,  and  its  wesi?ern  organization, 
the  Pennsylvania  Company,  and  the  Baltimore  and  Ohio  Railroad 
Company  were  magnificent  in  the  help  extended  by  them.  The  latter 
road  had  suffered  to  an  extent  by  the  flood,  and  the  loss  sustained 
by  the  former  was  a  large  percentage  of  the  total  destruction,  and 
though,  in  the  reconstruction  of  their  road  and  in  their  efforts  to  resume 
their  interrupted  business,  their  resources  were  taxed  to  the  utmost, 
yet  they  freely,  willingly  and  to  their  own  disadvantage,  ofiered  every 
facility  to  those  engaged  in  the  work  of  relief,  and  no  wiser  counsellors 
or  more  willing  workers  were  found  than  the  ofiicials  of  these  roads ; 
and  this  is  true  also  of  the  Pennsylvania  Railroad  Company,  the  Phil- 
adelphia and  Reading  Railroad  Company  and  other  companies  in  the 
eastern  part  of  the  state. 

For  a  while  all  persons  who  wished  to  leave  Johnstown  were  carried 
by  these  roads  without  charge,  passes  issued  being  accepted  both  by 
them  and  by  other  roads  at  their  terminal  connections ;  and  this  same 
liberality  was  shown  as  to  freight,  all  "relief  sui^plies,"  from  all  parts 
of  the  country  being  carried  to  the  several  flooded  regions  without  ex- 
pense. When  the  work  became  systematized,  this  was  considered  an 
undue  charge  upon  the  roads  and,  for  the  protection  of  shippers  too, 
by  agreement  goods  were  forwarded  under  bills  of  lading  at  the  regu- 
lar charges,  and  passengers  were  carried  on  orders  issued  by  commii>- 
tees  having  in  charge  this  service,  at  a  reduction  of  one- third  from 
regular  rates,  and  payment  was  made  by  the  Commission  on  the  return 
of  these  orders. 

The  same  liberality  was  extended  by  the  Express  Companies  and 


30  Eepokt  of  the  Secretary. 

by  the  Western  Union  Telegraph  Company,  the  latter  having-  given 
the  use  of  its  wires  on  "flood  business,"  during-  much  of  the  time, 
without  charge  to  the  members  of  the  Commission. 

Aid  Societies. 

There  existed  in  Johnstown  a  branch  of  the  "  Childen's  Aid  Society. " 
Being  assisted  from  outside  the  members,  many  of  whom  were  heavy 
losers  and  had  been  personally  subjected  to  the  horrors  of  the  waters, 
gave  their  personal  daily  attention  to  the  care  of  those  indicated  by 
their  title.  In  addition  to  contributions  sent  to  them  direct,  there  was 
sent  them  quantities  of  supj^lies  from  the  stock  sent  to  the  Philadelphia 
committee,  and  the  sum  of  $500. 00  was  sent  them  by  the  Commission 
for  the  continuance  of  their  work. 

A  very  few  days  after  the  disaster,  Miss  Clara  Barton,  President  of 
the  American  National  Red  Cross  Association,  with  a  corps  of  assistants, 
went  to  Johnsto^vn  and  entered  on  the  work  intended  by  the  associa- 
tion. For  a  while  quartered  in  tents,  she  soon  erected  warehouses  and 
oflices,  and,  until  October  30,  she  continued  actively  engaged  in  the 
distribution  of  supplies.  She  also  had  erected,  in  different  localities, 
large  boarding  houses  which  were  well  patronized, and  were  indeed  a  ne- 
cessity until  time  had  allowed  the  re-opening  of  the  remaining,  but 
damaged  houses,  of  the  city.  To  the  work  of  this  association  it  is  not 
necessary  to  more  than  refer  as  it  was  long- continued,  and  the  details 
will  probably  be  given  in  extended  form  by  the  society. 

Mrs.  F.  S.  Jerome, iDresident  of  the  Yellow  Cross  National  Association 
was  present  during  the  entire  summer,  and  giving  her  attention  chiefly 
to  the  care  of  the  sick  and  delicate  children  of  the  valley,  her  ministra- 
tions will  long  be  remembered. 

When  Miss  Barton  was  about  to  discontinue  her  work,  there  was 
organized  among  the  citizens  the  "Union  Benevolent  Association 
of  theConemaugh  Valley ,"  with  the  view  of  caring,  during  the  win- 
ter, for  those  who  might  require  assistance.  To  this  society.  Miss 
Barton  transferred  the  buildings  which  had  been  occupied  by  her  as 
warerooms  and  offices,  and  the  supplies  remaining  on  hand,  and  also 
the  infirmary  buildings  consisting  in  part  of  the  "  Oklohomas"  which 
had  been  loaned  by  the  Commission  for  the  purpose.  The  Commission 
assisted  in  the  continuance  of  this  society  by  paying  the  rental  of  the 
ground  on  which  the  buildings  stand,  by  sending  to  them  all  the  su])- 
plies  which  remained  of  those  which  had  been  stored  in  Philadelphia 
and  by  sending  them  in  cash  the  sum  of  fifteen  hundred  dollars.  This 
society  is  well  managed  and  is  accomplishing  much  good. 

The  Care  of  the  Sick  and  Injured. 

The  sanitary  condition  of  the  valley  was  such  that  great  fears  of  an 
epidemic  were  entertained.    The  labor  and  care  of  properly  disinfecting 


Flood  Relief  Commission.  31 

the  district,  of  making*  house  to  house  visitations,  of  informing*  the 
people  as  to  the  dang-ers  and  of  the  means  that  coukl  be  used  as  pre- 
ventives, for  the  supplying:  of  proper  conveniences  and  enforcing- 
proper  restrictions,  were  undertaken  directly  by  the  officers  of  the  State 
Board  of  Health,  and  Avith  such  intellig"ent  skill  was  their  work  con- 
ducted that  both  the  sick,  as  to  malarial  diseases,  and  the  death  rate 
of  the  valley  during  the  summer,  were  but  little,  if  any,  increased. 

During  the  progress  of  the  flood  many  persons  were  bruised  and  in- 
jured who  required  surgical  attention,  and  large  numbers  of  persons, 
by  reason  of  fright,  exposure  and  nervous  shock,  needed  medical  treat- 
ment, and  for  these  a  hospital  service  was  at  an  early  day  established. 
HosiDitals  were  improvised,  under  the  care  of  local  and  visiting  phy- 
sicians, who  also  visited  and  cared  for  patients  at  their  places  of  abode. 

The  Philadelphia  branch  of  the  "  Red  Cross  Society"  sent  out  a  corps 
of  physicians  who  established  and  conducted  a  hospital  at  their  own 
expense  until  the  late  Autumn,  when  it  was  transferred  to  the  proper 
officials  in  Johnstown,  and  the  Permanent  Relief  Association  of  Phila- 
delphia aiDpropriated  the  sum  of  ten  thousand  dollars  to  i3rovide  for  its 
future  continuance  under  the  charge  of  the  local  physicians,  (which  sum 
was  thought  to  be  sufficient  for  its  maintenance  until  the  Memorial 
Hospital,  to  be  erected  by  the  Commission  could  be  completed) ,  under 
whose  care  it  has  been  and  continues  to  be  a  most  useful  measure  of 
relief. 

The  Commission,  recognizing  the  fact  that  this  character  of  relief 
will  be  a  necessity  for  a  long  time  to  come,  set  apart  the  sum  of  forty 
thousand  dollars  for  the  erection  and  equipment  of  a  hospital  for  the 
district,  and  a  Committee  of  its  members  is  now  engaged  on  this  work. 
It  is  intended  also,  that  this  shall  be  of  a  memorial  character,  commemo- 
rating the  wonderful  generosity  not  only  of  our  own  Nation  but  of  the 
World. 

Burial  or  the  Dead. 

Both  for  sanitary  and  humanitarian  reasons,  of  equal  importance 
with  providing  for  the  wants  of  the  living,  was  the  speedy  and  i^roper 
burial  of  the  dead.  This  at  first  was  difficult,  owing  to  want  of  imple- 
ments, conveniences  and  material,  and  to  the  large  number  of  bodies 
requiring  attention.  At  the  first  citizens'  meeting,  on  June  1,  a  com- 
mittee consisting  of  Rev.  D.  J.  Beale,  D.  D.,  and  Rev.  H.  L.  Chapman, 
D.  D. ,  was  j^laced  in  charge  of  this  work,  who  were  continued  under  Mr 
Scott  and  General  Hastings,  and  the  service  performed,  the  circum- 
stances considered,  was  of  a  most  satisfactory  character.  As  supplies 
and  assistance  could  be  obtained,  the  bodies  were  embalmed,  Avere 
properly  robed  and  placed  in  coffins,  a  large  supply  of  which  reached 
Johnstown  on  Monday,  June  2.  Opportunity  was  given  for  identifi- 
cation, but  from  the  number  of  morgues,  of  burial  places,  and  the  gsn- 


32  Keport  of  the  Secretary. 

eral  difficulties  connected  with  the  work  of  burial,  it  was  inevitable  that 
some  confusion  of  numbers  should  occur— a  matter  of  most  serious  re- 
gret to  all  connected  with  the  work.  Unfortunately  too,  bodies  were 
recognized  and  buried  under  the  names  of  persons  who  afterwards  were 
found  to  be  living,  and  when  it  was  too  late  for  a  reexamination,  and 
the  correction  of  such  a  mistake  was  almost  impossible.  In  many 
cases,  articles  of  clothing,  jewelry,  valuables,  i^apers,  etc.,  properly 
numbered  as  of  the  number  of  the  body,  were  used  to  advantage  later  as 
a  means  of  identification. 

Temiiorary  cemeteries  were  located  at  convenient  places  and  many 
bodies  were  interred  in  the  regular  cemeteries  of  the  valley,  and  it  may 
be  gi-atifying  to  many  to  know  that,  though  it  has  been  otherwise  re- 
ported, this  work  was  conducted  with  gi-eat  care ;  the  bodies  were  not 
thinly  covered  with  earth,  subject  to  the  ravag-es  of  animals,  but  were 
buried  to  a  safe  depth.  The  burial  grounds  were  enclosed  and  properly 
guarded,  and  later,  when  the  bodies  were  all  raised  for  reburial,  it  was 
found  that  no  one  of  them  had  been  molested. 

The  bodies  which  were  carried  down  the  river  were  recovered  and 
cared  for  by  persons  employed  by  the  State  Board  of  Health,  who  pa- 
trolled and  thoroughly  examined  the  stream  as  far  as  was  necessary. 
These  bodies  were  given  into  the  care  of  local  undertakers,  and,  better 
facilities  being  present,  by  them  embalmed,  decently  robed,  placed  in 
caskets  and  buried  in  grounds  furnished  by  the  county  officials.  In 
some  cases,  photographs  were  taken  of  the  bodies,  and  it  is  to  be  re- 
gretted that  this  means  of  possible  identification  had  not  been  generally 
adopted  as  far  as  it  was  practicable. 

The  work  connected  with  the  care  of  the  dead  was  practically  finished 
when  the  Commission  assumed  charge,  though  the  expenses  connected 
Avith  it  were  paid  from  the  funds  of  the  Commission,  it  being  felt  that 
this  most  sacred  use  of  the  offerings  of  the  people  would  receive  the 
fullest  approval  of  the  contributors. 

Keburial  of  Dead  at  "  Grand  Yiew.  " 

From  a  conversation  with  Mr.  Herman  Baumer,  of  Johnstown,  as  to 
the  best  means  of  identifying  as  many  as  possible  of  the  large  number 
of  unknown  bodies,  originated  the  idea  of  removing  from  their  scattered 
resting  places  all  the'  bodies,  and  interring  them  at  one  place.  Having 
carefully  considered  all  the  details,  the  matter  was  refeiTed  to  the  Com- 
mission, and  their  secretary  was  given  authority  to  carry  on  the  work 
to  completion.  From  the  cemetery  company  of  "  Grand  View"  was  se- 
cured a  beautiful  plot  of  ground,  of  about  22,000  square  feet,higli  up 
above  the  ruined  city,  for  which  was  paid  only  enough  to  waiTant  the 
perpetual  care  of  the  ground,  the  deed  being  held  by  the  mayor  of 
Johnstown,  as  trustee. 

A  committee  was  formed  consisting  of  men  heartily  interested  in 


Flood  Belief  Commission.  33 

the  work,  one  of  the  members  being-'Mr.  J.  M.  Shumaker,  who,  having 
spent  much  time  in  a  search  for  the  body  of  his  wife,  seeing-  in  this 
phm  a  i3rosj)ect  of  success,  g-ave  to  it  his  undivided  time  and  attention, 
and  to  him  the  Commission  is  larg-ely  indebted  for  the  very  satisfactory 
manner  in  which  the  work  was  carried  out,  and,  althoug-h  thirty-six 
bodies  were  identified  during  the  progress  of  the  work,  it  is  to  be  re- 
gretted that  his  hopes  were  not  realized  and  he  is  yet  ignorant  of  the 
resting  place  of  his  wife. 

During  the  removal  of  the  bodies,  notice  having  been  given  through 
the  daily  papers,  very  large  numbers  of  persons  were  present ;  careful 
examination  of  each  body  was  made,  articles  of  clothing  were  compared 
with  thQ  records,  and  a  new  description  of  those  not  identified  was  re- 
corded and  numbered  in  accordance  with  the  grave  on  "  Grand  View. " 
A  statement  of  the  number  of  bodies  raised,  of  those  identified,  and 
of  those  reinterred  from  the  different  cemeteries,  is  given  later  in  the 
Summary  of  the  Dead. 

Of  this  committee,  the  secretary  of  the  Commission  is  chairman, 
and  it  is  their  purpose,  from  the  money  furnished  them  by  the  Com- 
mission, to  continue  the  burial  of  bodies  in  the  plot  as  they  may  be 
found,  to  place  a  marble  marker  at  the  head  of  each  grave,  and  event- 
ually, if  funds  should  be  available,  to  erect  a  suitable  monument  to  the 
"Unknown  Dead." 

It  is  gratifying  to  know  that,  however  much  difference  of  opinion 
may  have  been  expressed  in  every  other  department  of  the  work,  no 
one,  as  yet,  has  objected  to  the  expenditure  of  the  money  required  for 
this  purpose. 

General  Belief. 

In  addition  to  and  growing  out  of  the  foregoing  departments,  was 
much  to  which  only  general  reference  need  be  made.  Buildings  for 
the  use  of  the  commissary  were  erected,  both  receiving  sheds,  storage 
depots,  and  distributing  buildings ;  also  buildings  for  the  furniture  and 
clothing  depots,  for  the  morgues,  in  part,  and  to  meet  other  wants  of 
the  people.  Fire  engines  were  borrowed  from  Philadelphia,  Pittsburgh, 
and  Allegheny,  and  some  of  them  were  kept  in  service  until  the  city  was 
provided  with  apparatus  and  the  local  companies  were  reorganized,  the 
expense  being  in  part  borne  by  the  Commission,  but  mainly*  by  the 
Johnstown  Finance  Committee,  and,  until  the  necessity  gradually 
passed  away,  there  were  committees  having  particular  care  of  special 
departments  of  the  general  work,  appointed  as  occasion  required,  and 
all  having  in  view  the  general  g-ood. 

Teams  in  large  numbers  were  required  for  carrying  supplies  to  the 

different  parts  of  the  valley  ;  the  number  of  employes  in  the  different 

departments— commissary,  medical,  police,  buildings  and  others — from 

the  nature  of  the  case,   as  before  explained,  was  necessarily  large,  and 

C 


34  Report  of  the  Secretary. 

the  j)ay -rolls  for  these  form  a  considerable  item  in  the  total  amount  ex- 
pended. In  a  well  established  business,,  the  different  dej^artments 
being"  the  result  of  normal  ^^owth  and  having  employes  trained  for  their 
several  positions,  an  equal  amount  of  work  could  be  done  with  less 
expense,  but  all  circumstances  considered,  no  intelligent  criticism  is 
warranted  on  this  point. 

The  wages  paid  in  all  the  departments  were  larger  than  could  have 
been  commanded  in  a  regular  business,  but,  apart  from  the  necessities 
of  the  case,  this  was  not  a  serious  matter,  the  difference  not  being  large, 
and  the  employes,  as  far  as  was  possible,  having  been  selected  from 
sufferers  by  the  flood.  In  the  whole  conduct  of  the  work,  reductions  in 
the  working  force  were  made  as  rapidly  as  was  possible,  the  sacredness 
of  the  trust  being  continually  in  mind. 

The  Drowned. 

Statements  heretofore  made  by  the  Commission,  and  published  by 
others,  as  to  the  number  of  persons  drowned  in  the  Conemaugh  valley 
are  not  correct,  even  though  they  were  copied  from  the  records,  as,  even 
at  this  time,  changes  are  being  made  with  added  information.  Largely 
exaggerated  as  were  the  reports  at  the  time  of  the  loss  of  life,  they 
were  excusable,  for,  to  persons  who  were  acquainted  with  the  location  of 
the  thicky  settled  part  of  the  valley,  the  great  wonder  is  that  so  many 
escaped.  The  location  being  unfavorable  for  easy  escape  from  the 
waters  let  loose  from  the  dam  above,  the  difficulty  was  greatly  increased 
by  reason  of  a  general  inundation  which  existed  prior  to  the  breaking 
of  the  dam.  Nearly  the  whole  city  was  already  submerged  to  a  depth 
of  from  two  feet  to  ten  feet,  and  even  had  timely  warning  been  given 
of  the  imi^ending  danger,  the  result  would  have  been  but  little  changed, 
as  escajje  through  the  streets  was  practically,  by  reason  of  the  high 
water,  cut  off.  The  most  careful  investigation,  continued  to  the  present 
time,  shows  the  number  to  have  been  2, 142.  That  is,  it  is  knowTi  that 
persons  to  this  number  were  in  JohnstowTi  at  the  time  of  the  flood  avIio 
have  not  been  heard  of  since  as  being  alive.  Some  of  these  may  be 
living  and  may  yet  be  discovered,  but  the  number  given  above  is  not 
likely  to  be  much  reduced.  It  is  probable,  too,  that  the  number  lost  is 
slightly  more  than  this,  but  as  the  additional  number  could  only  be 
composed  of  persons  temporarily  in  the  city,  and  who  had  not  formed 
acquaintances  or  become  so  identified  with  a  neighborhood  as  to  be 
missed,  it  necessarily  cannot  be  large.  Reduced  as  is  this  number 
from  the  original  estimates,  it  is  yet  the  record  of  a  frightful  loss  of 
human  life  and  one  that  will  go  down  in  history  as  one  of  the  greatest 
calamities  happening  to  the  English  speaking  people.  No  one  fact 
presents  to  the  mind  so  clear  a  conception  of  the  horrors  of  the  disaster 
as  that  ninety-nine  families,  numberinsr  from  two  to  ten  members  each, 
were  entirely  washed  away. 


Flood  Belief  Commission.  36 

The  bodies  of  all  will  never  be  recovered ;  besides  those  burned  in 
the  terrible  conflag-ration  above  the  "stone  bridge,"  many  are  buried 
deep  under  the  sands  of  the  stream,  and  others  have  been  carried 
by  the  current  far  down  into  the  Father  of  Waters  to  be  buffeted 
and  finally  wasted  away.  Bodies  supposed  to  have  been  washed 
from  Johnstown  were  taken  from  the  Ohio  Biver  as  far  down  as  Cin- 
cinnati, but  the  finding-  of  bodies  in  that  river  is  not  an  unusual  oc- 
currence and  there  was  nothing-  in  these  cases  to  connect  them  with 
this  catastro]3he.  The  greatest  distance  to  which  a  body  is  known  to 
have  been  carried  was  Steuben ville,  Ohio,  where  a  body  was  taken  from 
the  river,  identified,  and  returned  to  the  family  for  burial. 

Of  "flood  widows"  there  are  124.  Of  these,  seventeen  were  non- 
resident, one  of  them  being-  in  Austria,  one  in  Prussia,  one  in  Hungary, 
two  in  England,  six  in  different  parts  of  Pennsylvania,  one  in  Maryland, 
and  of  those  whose  husbands  were  among  the  lost  of  the  passengers  of 
the  "  Day  Express, "  three  are  in  points  in  Pennsylvania,  one  in  Mary- 
land and  one  in  New  Jersey.  Two  of  the  widows  have  since  re-married, 
one  of  them  before  the  time  of  making  distribution,  and  five  widowers, 
of  whom  there  were  198,  have  taken  to  themselves  wives. 

The  orphans  and  half  orphans  reach  the  number  of  565.  While 
both  the  Commission. and  the  Children's  Aid  Society-of  Johnstown,  re- 
ceived hundreds  of  letters  from  persons  willing  to  adopt  such  children 
but  one  case  has  been  reported  of  actual  adoption. 

In  the  summary  folowing  are  given  the  totals,  reached  after  the  full- 
est investigation,  and  which  are  substantially  correct,  and  also  a  state- 
ment of  the  bodies  reinterred  in  the  plot  of  the  Commission  in  Grand 
View  Cemetery. 


36 


Report  of  the  Secretary. 


STATEMENT 


Mortuary  Report  of  the  Flood  at  Johnstown,  May  31,  1889. 


Males,    .... 
Females,   . 
Sex  unknown, 

Total,      . 


Lost. 


923 
1,219 


2,142 


Found and 
identified. 


498 
617 


1,115 


Found  and 

not 
identified. 


252 

340 

44 


636 


Missing. 


173 

262 

Less  44 


391 


The  Loss  by  Districts. 


Johnstown, 

Cambria  City,  .    .    .    . 

Woodvale,      

Conemaugh  borough, 

Millville, 

South  Fork, 

Mineral  Point,     .    .   . 


1,114 
360 
272 
167 
115 
5 
16 


Franklin  borough,  .  .  . 
East  Conemaugh,  .... 
Hotel  guests,  visitors,  etc., 
Railroad  passengers,    .   . 


17 
13 

63 


Total, 2,142 


Ages. 


Under  1,  .  . 
From  1  to  5,  . 
From  5  to  10, 
From  10  to  20, 
From  20  to  30, 
From  30  to  40, 
From  40  to  50, 
From  50  to  60, 
From  60  to  70, 
From  70  to  80, 
From  80  to  90, 
Over  90,  .    .   . 


Males. 


A.ges  known. 
Ages  not  known,  . 


20 
75 
102 
141 

98 
83 
72 
71 
44 
17 
1 


725 
198 


923 


Females. 


29 

61 

109 

202 

215 

126 

101 

64 

58 

19 

5 

3 


992 
227 


1,219 


Total. 


49 
136 
211 
343 
313 
209 
173 
135 
102 

36 
6 
4 


1,717 
425 


2,142 


Widows  by  the  flood,        

Widowers  by  the  flood,        

Half  orphans,  under  21  years,  lost  father. 
Half  orphans,  under  21  years,  lost  mother. 
Orphans,  lost  both  parents, 


Total,     .   .    .   . 
Whole  families  lost. 


124 
198 


311 
156 

98 


565 


Flood  Belief  Commission.  37 

Grand  View  CEMETERy 


Bodies  removed  from  public  plot  in  Grand  View  Cemetery.  .    135 
Bodies  removed  from  Prospect  temporary  cemetery,  .   362 

Morrellville   temporary 

cemetery,  .40 

German  Cemetery,  ...  15  of  whom 
Decker's  Cemetery,  .  .  49  were  iden- 
Benshoff's  Cemetery,    .      22  tified, 

Ninevah, 182 

OldNinevah, 24 

Blairsville, 11 

Sandy  Vale, 4 

Total, 844 


36 


Of  these,  seventy-eight  were  claimed  by  friends  and  buried  in  their 
private  lots,  and  nine  have  been  identified  since  their  burial  in  the  plot 
of  the  Commission  and  removed  for  re-burial  at  other  places.  Bodies 
being  found  since  by  a  local  committee  on  "  Search  for  the  Dead,"  which 
is  supported  by  subscriptions  from  citizens  of  Johnstown,  when  not  iden- 
tified and  buried  by  friends,  are  also  interred  in  the  plot  of  the  Com- 
mission. 

Buried  in  the  Public  Plot  of  the  Commission  at  Grand  Yiew 


Unk7iown. 
Males, 

Ceme 

.    .    .       249 
.    .    .        342 

TERY. 

Known. 
Males, 

.    .         53 

Females, 

Females, 

Total  known, 

.    ,         Qii 

Sptt  nnlv nn'wn 

46 

.    .        113 

.    .        637 

Total  unknown,  .... 

Distribution  of  Cash. 

For  the  several  departments  of  relief,  before  referred  to,  nothing 
was  required  but  the  application  of  good  business  principles  and  meth- 
ods, so  far  as  was  possible  under  the  circumstances,  but  it  soon  be- 
came apparent,  even  to  those  who  most  strongly  objected  to  giving 
relief  except  in  the  way  of  providing  the  different  articles  necessary 
until  self-support  became  possible,  that  a  cash  distribution  would  be 
required.  This  not  only  because  of  the  very  large  sums  of  money 
which  were  accumulating,  but  because  also  of  the  necessities  of  the  case 
to  which  reference  has  been  made,  viz  :  that  a  continued  meeting  of  the 
wants  of  the  x^eople  as  to  food,  clothing  and  shelter,  after  the  avenues 
of  trade  were  opened  and  opportunity  was  given  to  all  to  earn  their 
living,  tended  to  pauperizing  the  community,  interfered  with  the  reg- 
ular conduct  of  the  business  of  the  place,  and,  more  than  all,  that  it 
benefited  most  those,  who  perhaps  least  felt  the  effects  of  the  general 
destruction. 

How  to  make  the  distribution  was  a  problem  to  which  was  brought 


38  Eeport  of  the  Secretary. 

more  anxious  thoug-ht  and  careful  deliberation  than  was  required  in 
all  the  other  work.  Precedents  were  not  available  as  a  guide.  No 
such  charity  sum  had  ever  before  been  distributed  in  cash,  and  in 
the  meag-re  reports  of  smaller  distributions  there  was  shown  so  much 
dissatisfaction,  that  they  could  hardly  be  said  to  have  been  a  success. 
The  opinions  of  wise  men  differed  widely  ;  without  having*  considered 
the  matter  from  all  sides,  it  was  "  hoped  that  the  Commission  were 
not  correctly  reported  in  that  they  proposed  to  g"ive  consideration  to 
any  but  the  poor, "  and  "  had  the  business  men  of  the  country  known 
that  merchants  were  not  to  be  relieved  and  g-iven  a  fresh  start,  the  con- 
tributions of  the  business  men  would  have  been  distributed  by  them- 
selves," and  "the  calamity  was  a  common  one,  all  were  affected  by  it 
and  all  should  be  assisted  to  varying  degrees ;"  such  and  other  opinions 
were  heard  from  all  sides  and  from  persons  whose  judgment  was  en- 
titled to  consideration.  All  agreed  that  the  money  should  be  paid  out 
speedily  ;  had  the  amount  to  be  distributed  been  only  large  enough  to 
have  given  to  each  sufferer  sufficient  ready  money  to  meet  i^ress- 
ing  wants,  it  doubtless  should  have  been  i3aid  out  as  soon  as  a 
list  of  the  sufferers  could  have  been  secured,  but  as  the  appropri- 
ation meant  to  the  recipient,  in  some  cases,  a  recouping  of  his  whole 
loss,  and  in  others  a  large  but  varying  proportion,  other  considerations 
became  of  equal  importance  with  that  of  haste.  Much  comiDlaint  was 
made  by  some  people  of  Johnstown  and  by  some  correspondents  to  the 
public  press,  of  the  long  time  consumed  in  distributing  the  moneys  sent 
to  the  Commission,  but  it  was  without  a  full  knowlege  of  the  difficulty 
of  securing  even  a  list  of  all  the  sufferers,  or  appreciation  of  the  amount 
of  labor  involved  in  the  Avork  ;  and  it  is  worthy  of  remark  that  several 
funds,  small  as  compared  Avith  the  Commission  fund,  but  large  as  to  the 
13eople,  were  not  distributed  until  after  the  distribution  of  the  fund  of 
the  Commission  was  completed,  and  one  fund,  subscribed  at  the  same 
time  that  the  moneys  of  the  Commission  were  received  is  still  (May 
29)  in  the  hands  of  a  committee  for  distribution.  The  aim  of  the 
Commission,  and  of  the  several  committees  in  charge  of  the  fund,  has 
been  to  do  the  work  well  and  as  quickly  as  iDOSsible  ,but  not  to  sac- 
rifice thoroughness  for  haste. 

Various  i^lans  were  x)roposed  to  the  Commission,  all  based  on  in- 
formation more  or  less  accurate,  and  all  providing  for  giving  a  specific 
sum  to  each  of  certain  persons,  by  classes,  regardless  of  loss  and 
based  only  on  their  necessities,  and  a  percentage  on  the  propei*ty  loss 
of  others,  arranged  also  by  classes.  This  general  system  of  classifica- 
tion was  adopted  and  kept  in  view  all  through  the  work,  but  it  was 
found  that  there  were  so  many  cases  in  each  class  that  required  ex- 
ceptional consideration,  that  it  finally  became  to  a  large  extent  an  ad- 
justment in  each  case,  based  upon  many  and  imi)ortant  considera- 
tions.    The  opinions  of  the  members  of  the  Commission,  and  of  those 


Flood  Belief  Commission.  39 

active  in  the  work,  were  modified  by  experience,  and  while  the  gen- 
eral principles  were  maintained,  the  details  were  changed  several  times, 
but  as  each  change  was  to  the  advantage  of  the  more  helpess  part  of 
the  community,  criticism  of  the  delay  occasioned  was  disarmed. 

At  the  citizen's  meeting  held  on  June  1,  a  Finance  Committee  was 
appointed  to  take  charge  of  moneys  sent  direct  to  Johnstown.  Some 
of  the  persons  named  on  the  committee  having  been  di'owned,  a  new 
committee  was  appointed  on  June  4,  by  Mr.  Scott,  consisting  of  the 
surviving  members  of  the  former  committee  with  several  new  mem- 
bers, and  this  committee  has  continued  to  this  time  as  the  chief  com- 
mittee on  the  work  of  relief  in  the  Conemaugh  valley.  It  is  composed 
of  Mr.  James  McMillen,  Cyrus  Elder,  Esq.,  Mr.  A.  J.  Moxham,  Mr. 
George  T.  Swank,  Mr.  W.  C.  Lewis  and  Mr.  John  D.  Eoberts.  They 
are  all  representative  men,  who  enjoy  the  confidence  of  the  community, 
and  who  have  given  their  untiring  attention  to  the  wants  of  the  people. 

Per  Capita  Distribution. 

To  this  Finance  Committee  moneys  Avere  sent  from  all  parts  of  the 
country,  and  from  this  fund  was  made  the  first  cash  distribution.  The 
plan  submitted  to  the  citizens  at  a  public  meeting  and  ax)proved  by 
them,  contemplated  paying  to  each  person  in  the  valley,  who  had  in 
any  way  suffered  loss  by  the  flood,  and  without  regard  to  the  amount 
of  loss  or  to  the  necessities  of  the  recipients,  the  sum  of  ten  dollars, 
the  payment  to  be  made  by  checks  and  through  the  heads  of  families. 

This  payment  was  made  on  July  8,  before  which  time  there  was  but 
small  opportunity  to  use  money,  and  it  certainly  proved  to  be  a  wise 
measure  of  relief 

Payments  under  this  per  capita  distribution,  or  "  head  money"  as  it 
came  to  be  called,  and  by  which  name  it  will  be  referred  to,  in  many 
cases  amounted  to  as  much  or  more  than  had  been  lost,  and  the  re- 
cipients making  no  further  applications  for  assistance,  the  records  of 
the  Commission  do  not  show  the  number  of  persons  to  whom  this  dis- 
tribution was  made.  From  the  applications  made  for  further  relif  f, 
there  is  knowledge,  however,  of  4, 616  heads  of  families  and  persons 
not  dependent  on  others,  who  participated  in  the  distribution  and  who 
received  $148,890.00.  The  different  amounts  received  are  included  in 
total  sums  with  which  the  claimants  are  charged  as  having  received  the 
from  the  contribution  of  the  people. 

At  about  the  same  time,  a  distribution  of  some  $5,200  was  made  by 
the  mayor  of  the  city  of  St.  Louis  in  person,  such  being  the  request  of 
the  donors  of  his  fund,  and  a  further  distribution  of  $16,929.30  by  repre- 
sentatives of  the  New  York  "  World'',  it  being  a  fund  collected  by  that 
paper.  These  sums,  as  well  as  the  moneys  received  by  the  people 
from  the  various  orders  and  organizations  of  the  country,  were  not 
enquired  into  nor  noted  in  any  way,  but  a  fund  of  $5,000.00,  sent  from 


40  Eeport  of  the  Secretary. 

the  funds  in  the  hands  of  the  relief  committee  of  Pittsburgh,  and  dis- 
tributed by  a  local  committee  among  the  sufferers  in  the  village  of 
South  Fork,  is  so  noted,  and  the  amounts  received  from  it  by  individuals 
are  included  in  the  records  of  the  Commission. 

First  Distribution  by  the  Commission. 

For  the  purpose  of  securing  a  list  of  the  sufferers  and  a  knowledge 
of  their  several  losses,  under  the  direct  charge  of  the  Johnstown 
Finance  Committee,  a  "Board  of  Inquiry"  was  established.  This 
consisted  of  Hon.  John  Hannan,  John  H.  Brown,  Esq. ,  Mr.  Samuel 
Masters,  Captain  H.  H.  Kuhn,  Rev.  E.  W.  Troutwine  and  Mr.  Tom. 
L.  Johnson,  of  Cleveland,  Ohio,  but  press  of  business  on  the  part  of 
Mr.  Johnson,  the  care  of  a  large  parish  on  the  part  of  Rev.  Troutwine, 
and  the  active  duties  of  the  commissary  over  which  Captain  Kuhn  had 
been  X3laced,  required  these  gentlemen  to  withdraw  from  the  board, 
and  the  work  devolved  upon  the  other  three  members,  who  continued 
it  to  the  end,  and,  having  had  almost  daily  consultations  with  them  dur- 
ing the  whole  progress  of  the  work,  I  take  this  opportunity  of  bearing 
witness  to  the  uniform  honesty  of  purpose,  and  endeavor  to  act  justly, 
which  characterized  these  gentlemen,  occupying  as  they  did,  a 
position  the  most  trying  which  could  be  assumed  by  the  citizens  of  a 
community. 

The  valley  was  divided  into  eighteen  districts,  and  from  each  dis- 
trict was  selected  a  "  local  committee,"  these  being : 

Local  District  Committees. 

1st  District — Seventh  ward. — T.  J.  Wolf,  Jacob  C.  Homer,  Marion 
Wurtz,  Morris  Ormes,  Henry^Boyer. 

2d  District — Fourth  ward. — Peter  H.  Levergood,  William  McKee, 
John  Downey. 

3d  District — sixth  ward.— S.  W.  Allen,  G.  Mellinger,  Ralph  A.  Byron, 
Rev.   W.  H.  Bates, 

4th  District — Fifth  ward. — George  H.  Lavely,  William  Slick,  Thomas 
McGuire. 

5th  District — First  ward. — R.  R.  Thomas,  Alf.  Heslop,  I.  E.  Roberts. 

6th  District — Second  ward. — W.  F.  Colliver,  Robert  Parsons,  J.  C. 
Merle. 

7tli  District — Third  ward. — Jas.  M.  Shumaker,  C.  J.  Mayer,  Chas. 
H.  McAteer,  Ed.  H.  Fronheiser. 

8tli  District — Conemaugh  borough.  — First  ward — Aug.  Mayer,  Jos. 
Friant,  Jonathan  Homick;  Second  ward. — Wm.  Cuthbert,  Gustave 
Bostert,  Conrad  Gerhardt. 

9th  District— Woodval6.—H.  C.  Smay,  Charles  Wendell,  George  Gil- 
linger,  Chas.  B.  Davis 

10th  District— South  Fork.— J.  S.  Paul,  J.  C.  Hoemer,  W.  G.  H. 
Robertson. 


Flood  Belief  Commission.  41 

11th  District— Mineral  Point.  —David  Wilson,  George  Page,  Eman- 
uel Eeighard. 

12 til  District — East  Conemaug-h. — Timothy  Davis,  Alexandei  Berk- 
ebile,  E.  G.  Harvey 

13th  District — Franklin  borough. —Martin  Custer,  Abram  Custer, 
Calvin  Leech. 

14th  District — Cambria  borough. — First  ward. — Jas.  Green,  Pat 
M'Laughlin,  John  Ellsworth  ;  Second  Ward. — JohnQuinn,  Stanislaus 
Mattes,  Peter  Both. 

15th  District — Morrellville. — Thomas  D.  Harris,  George  Arbaugh, 
George  Sons. 

16th  District — Coopersdale. — Jacob  Ness,  Bruce  Griffith,  Katah 
Butler. 

17th  District  — Millville.— First  Ward.— Eben  James,  William 
O'Brien  Bich.  D.  Davis;  Second  Ward. — Evan  Lewis.  Charles  E. 
Boyle,   Wright  Marsh. 

18th  District — Ninevah  and  Grubbtown.  Ninevah. — B.  E  Bodgers 
Alex.  Faloon,  John  E  Brown;  Grubbtown — Emil  Beettscher,  John 
Hochstein,  Sr.,  Wm.  C,  Homer. 

Blanks  were  prepared  and  the  sufferers  of  each  district  gave  a  state- 
ment of  their  loss,  names  and  ages  of  their  family  dependant,  and  the 
value  of  their  property  remaining  These  statements  were  then  ex- 
amined by  the  several  "  local  district  committees, "  information  was 
gained  in  many  ways,  and  their  estimate  of  the  loss  was  noted  on 
the  same  blank,  which  was  then  handed  over  to  the  "  Board  of  Li- 
quiry,"  who  from  the  data  thus  obtained  classified  the  applicants 
for  relief.  These  blanks  show  evidence  of  conscientious  careful  work 
on  the  part  of  some  of  these  committees,  and  of  haste  and  careless- 
ness, on  the  part  of  others. 

It  was  expected  that  these  blanks  would  furnish  an  absolutely  correct 
list  of  the  drowned,  but  different  members  of  a  family,  in  their  state- 
ments, Avould  mention  the  death  of  the  same  person,  as  father,  mother, 
sisters,  brothers,  etc.,  and  the  relationship  of  all  not  being  known  they 
were  but  a  help. 

By  July  9  the  "  Board  of  Inquiry"  had  secured,  as  was  thought,  a 
full  list  of  all  claimants  and  a  knowledge  of  their  necessities,  there 
having  been  placed  in  Class  1,  205  persons ;  in  Class  2,  237 ;  in  Class 
3,372  3  in  Class  4,  1,168,  and  in  Class  5,  1,698,  and  on  the  earnest 
appeal  of  the  Finance  Committee  of  Johnstown  it  was  decided  by  the 
Commission  to  make  a  cash  distribution.  The  sum  of  $500,000  was 
placed  in  the  hands  of  Judge  Cummin  to  be  distributed  in  accordance 
with  the  principles  adopted  by  the  Commission,  but  as  the  payment 
was  to  be  on  "  account"  it  was  tacitly  understood  that  he  would  honor 
all  orders  issued  by  the  "  Board  of  Inquiry"  to  persons  in  the  first  five 
classes.     The  "  Board  of  Inquiry"  had  divided  the  claimants  into  six 


42  Eepoet  of  the  Secretary. 

classes ;  the  first  three  being"  based  on  their  necessities  only — the  most 
helpless  being  in  Class  1  and  the  last  three  being  based  on  their  losses, 
the  least  necessitous  being  in  Class  6  ;  they  recommended  payment  as 
follows :  To  persons  in  Class  1,  $600 ;  Class  2,  $400  ;  Class  3,  $200 ;  Class 
4,  $125 ;  and  Class  5,  $80.  No  payment  was  made  to  persons  in 
Class  6  in  this  distribution. 

On  July  18,  the  payments  were  commenced.  Each  claimant  obtained 
from  the  "Board  of  Inquiry"  an  order  on  the  Commission  for  the 
sum  of  money  being  paid  to  the  class  in  which  he  had  been  placed, 
and  presented  it  at  the  rooms  of  the  Commission  for  payment.  This 
system  was  utilized  for  obtaining  from  the  claimants  statements  on  the 
blanks  prepared  by  the  Commission,  which,  under  oath,  set  forth  the 
name,  age,  residence,  condition  of  health,  and  income  of  the  claimant ; 
his  assets,  both  in  real  and  personal  property  before  the  flood,  and  his 
estimate  of  his  loss  ;  the  number,  ages,  and  sex  of  persons  dependent 
upon  him,  the  members  of  his  family  who  were  drowned,  and  the 
amount  of  assistance  before  received  from  the  fund.  (Objection  being 
made  by  some  professional  and  salaried  men  to  disclosing  the  amount 
of  their  income,  the  rule  as  to  answering  concerning  this  was  not 
strictly  enforced. )  These  statements  being  filled  out  and  sworn  to, 
the  Commission  having  emploj^ed  a  sufficient  number  of  clerks  and 
notaries  public  for  the  service,  the  orders  as  presented  were  cashed, 
unless  the  statements  as  finally  made  indicated  that  the  order  was 
larger  in  amount  than  was  intended  under  the  circumstances,  when  the 
applicant  was  required  to  return  it  to  the  "  Board  of  Inquiry"  for  a  final 
decision. 

Judge  Cummin  being  confined  to  the  house  by  illness  soon  after  this 
payment  commenced,  for  some  days  the  cashing  of  the  orders  was  at- 
tended to  by  Mr.  ^William  R.  Thompson,  of  Pittsburgh,  with  whose 
banking  house  the  money  for  the  purpose  had  been  deposited. 

There  was  but  one  Bank  remaining  in  Johnstown ;  it  had  been  flooded 
to  a  depth  of  some  twenty  feet,  its  contents  were  as  might  be  expected 
*  from  being  exposed  to  water  and  mud,  its  floor  space  was  limited,  and 
its  directors  did  not  feel  able  to  add  to  their  more  than  crowded  work 
the  care  of  this  fund.  The  payments  therefore  were  made  in  a  tem- 
porary frame  building,  the  plan  being  both  unsatisfactory  and  unsafe, 
but  after  some  days  an  arrangement  was  affected  with  the  Bank 
by  which  they  agreed  to  accept  money  from  the  Commission  on  de- 
posit, and  to  cash  checks  issued  against  it,  the  Commission  agreeing 
to  rent  a  suitable  banking  room,  and  to  pay  the  salaries  of  a  teller  and 
a  watchman,  and  from  that  time  all  payments  from  the  fund  of  the 
Commission  to  persons  in  Johnstown  have  been  made  by  checks  on  that 
bank,  the  expense  of  rental  and  clerical  services  having  ceased  on 
December  9th. 

Under  this  payment  known  as  the  "first  distribution,"  orders  from 


Flood  Belief  Commission.  43 

the  "  Board  of  Inquiry"  were  cashed  to  the  number  of  3,739,  amounting 
to  $416,472,  the  payments  being-  continued  as  rapidly  as  the  orders 
were  issued,  but  there  was  so  much  delay  on  the  part  of  some  of  the 
claimants  that  it  was  necessary  to  fix  a  time,  August  31,  after  which 
orders  not  presented  would  be  carried  forward  and  paid  with  the 
amount  awarded  at  the  next  distribution. 

A  few  orders  were  issued  and  payments  made  to  persons  who  later 
were  found  not  to  have  been  entitled  to  any  help  ;  in  some  cases  the 
amounts  were  refunded  with  the  expense  of  attorney's  fees  only,  and 
in  one  case  it  was  not  possible  to  recover  the  amount. 

As  in  the  "  head  money"  so  it  was  found  that  many  persons  by  the 
payment  made  under  the  "  first  distribution"  had  received  as  large  a 
proportion  of  the  fund  as  was  required  by  their  circumstances,  and  to 
such  no  further  payment  was  made. 

"  Final  Distribution"  by  the  Commission. 

At  a  meeting  of  the  Commission  held  on  September  13,  an  appro- 
priation of  $1,600,000  was  made  for  distribution  in  the  Conemaugh 
valley,  fixed  proportions  being  designated  for  the  several  classes ;  this 
is  known  and  referred  to  as  the  "  final  distribution" 

To  this  time,  and  even  much  later,  applications  for  assistance  were 
received  on  the  blanks  i^rovided  by  the  Commission  from  persons  who 
had  not  made  statements  to  the  local  committees.  Many  of  these 
were  without  merit,  but  all  were  considered  and  examined  into,  and 
many  were  foimd  to  be  worthy,  and  their  neglect  would  have  been  most 
unfortunate.  One  "  flood  widow"  whose  husband  was  a  i3assenger  of  the 
"Day  Express,"  made  her  first  application  for  assistance  as  late  as 
March  20,  1890,  (and  one  in  Lycoming  county  as  late  as  April  3,) 
which,  in  view  of  the  publicity  given  to  the  proceedings  and  the  require- 
ments of  the  Commission,  is  quite  unaccountable.  The  number  of  state- 
ments finally  on  file  amounted  to  6,229. 

The  distribution  of  this  $1,600,000,  was  ordered  to  be  made  in  a  gen- 
eral way  on  the  basis  recommended  by  the  Finance  Committee  of  Johns- 
town, which  provided  that  a  fixed  average  sum  be  paid  to  each  person 
placed  in  the  first  three  classes,  and  that  a  percentage  of  their  losses,  in 
varying  proportions,  be  paid  to  those  placed  in  the  other  three  classes. 
This  was,  however,  modified  in  that  it  was  decided  to  re -arrange 
Class  6,  leaving  in  it  only  such  persons  as  had  sustained  but  trifling 
loss,  young  persons  without  dependents  whose  losses  could  not  be  said 
to  have  rendered  them  needy,  and  those  who,  however  gi^eat  had  been 
their  losses,  were  yet  possessed  of  such  means  that  they  could  not  be 
regarded  as  in. need  of  relief,  and  that  to  this  class  no  payment  should 
be  made. 

It  was  estimated  from  the  data  obtained  that  there  could  be  paid  to 
persons  in  Class  1  an  average  of  $1,200,  in  Class  2,  $900,  and  in  Class 


44  Keport  of  the  Secretary. 

3,  $500,  and  to  persons  in  Class  4  an  average  of  about  thirty  per  cent. , 
and  in  Class  5  of  about  ten  per  cent,  of  their  respective  losses. 

With  this  as  a  general  basis  the  Johnstown  "  Board  of  Inquiry"  by  in- 
dependent action,  reviewed  their  work,  and  on  October  16,  submitted 
a  schedule  of  amounts  which  they  recommended  to  be  paid  to  3,415 
persons  This,  however,  was  based  on  an  absolutely  fixed  percentage 
which  did  not  allow  for  differences  in  circumstances  within  the  classes, 
and  at  a  meeting  of  the  Commission  on  October  22,  more  definite  in- 
structions were  given,  based  also  on  the  information  gained  in  this 
trial  sheet,  and  which  provided  that  where  property  losses  were  con- 
sidered, subject  to  variations  in  each  case,  there  could  be  paid  to  persons 
in  the  more  dependent  class  as  follows : 

To  those  whose  losses  were  not  exceeding  $500 — not  more  than  $400. 

To  those  whose  losses  were  over  $500  and  not  exceeding  $1,000 — not 
more  than  $600. 

To  those  whose  losses  were  over  $1,000  and  not  exceeding  $2,000 — 
not  more  than  $800. 

To  those  whose  losses  were  over  $2,000,  a  pro-rata  proportion  of  the 
amount  remaining-  of  the  appropriation  made  to  the  class,  but  no  per- 
son to  receive  more  than  $6,000. 

And  to  persons  in  the  less  dependent  class  there  could  be  joaid : 

To  those  whose  losses  were  not  exceeding  $500 — not  more  than  $200. 

To  those  whose  losses  were  over  $500,  and  not  exceeding  $1,000 — not 
more  than  $350. 

To  those  whose  losses  were  over  $1,000,  a  pro-fata  proportion  of  the 
amount  remaining  of  the  appropriation  made  to  the  class,  but  no  per- 
son to  receive  more  than  $2,500. 

To  this  time  the  work  of  the  "  Board  of  Inquiry, "  and  of  the  represent- 
ative of  the  Commission,  while  in  accord  and  in  the  same  direction,  had 
been  carried  on  independently  of  each  other,  but  now  a  joint  revision 
and  again  a  second  review  were  made, and  each  case  was  acted  upon  and 
a  sum  apportioned, based  upon  its  special  circumstances  as  presented  by 
the  several  statements  before  them,  supplemented  by  such  informa- 
tion as  could  be  obtained  from  other  sources.  The  amount  to  be  paid 
having  been  agreed  upon,  checks  were  mailed  to  the  persons  as  rapidly 
as  it  was  thought  by  the  officers  of  the  bank  they  could  be  paid, the  pay- 
ments commencing  on  October  9,  as  to  widows,  and  on  the  regular  list 
on  October  23 ;  the  last  regular  payments  were  made  on  November  14, 
though  as  hereafter  stated,  checks  were  issued  at  later  dates.  The  list 
being  completed,  another  review  of -all  the  cases  was  made  with  the 
view  of  equalizing  to  the  fullest  degree  i^ossible,  the  amounts  given 
to  suft'erers  under  like  circumstances,  and  additional  checks  were  sent 
to  a  number  of  persons. 

Complaints  and  requests  for  further  heli)  were  received  from  many 


Flood  Relief  Commission.  45 

persons  which,  when  made  in  writing,  were  in  every  case  considered  in 
connection  with  the  "Board  of  Inquiry,"  and  if  on  further  examination 
there  appeared  reasons,  before  unknown,  for  further  consideration,  the 
relief  was  granted.  A  summary  of  the  payments  is  given  below,  the 
original  papers,  with  the  tabulated  results,  being  filed  with  the  records 
of  the  Commission  for  such  disposal  as  they  may  decide  to  make  of 
them. 

"  Flood  Widows.  " 

To  the  women  made  widows  by  the  flood,  sums  were  first  paid,  which 
averaged  to  them  about  $1,200,  each.  A  further  payment  was  made  to 
them,  based  on  the  circumstances  of  each,  which  increased  this  average 
to  about  $1,500.  One  widow  declined  to  accept  anything  from  the  fund, 
and  one  was  married  before  the  distribution  was  made.  To  those  living 
in  foreign  countries  such  sums  were  given  as  were  thought  by  their 
countrymen  who  were  consulted,  about  the  equivalent,  all  things  con- 
sidered, of  the  amounts  paid  to  widows  who  were  not  residents  of  Johns- 
town, and  who  did  not,  for  obvious  reasons,  receive  as  much  as  persons 
in  like  circumstances,  who,  in  addition  to  the  loss  of  their  husbands, 
were  subjected  to  the  discomforts  and  hardships  of  living  in  this  for  a 
time  disorganized  community.  The  number  of  widows  is  124,  and  the 
amount  received  by  them  as  by  the  records  is  $183,281.00,  in  addition 
to  which  there  has  been  set  aside  for  their  children  a  sum  which,  when 
paid,  will  amount  to  $108,500.00. 

"  Oephans.  " 

For  the  care  of  the  children  made  orphans  by  the  flood,  it  was  de- 
cided to  appropriate  moneys  to  be  paid  at  fixed  intervals  rather  than 
to  make  payment  at  one  time  of  the  whole  amount  determined  for  their 
use.  An  arrangement  was  made  with  the  Girard  Life  Insurance,  An- 
nuity and  Trust  Company  of  Philadeli^hia  by  which  they  agreed  to  al- 
low a  fair  rate  of  interest,  compounded  annually,  on  such  sum  of  money, 
as  with  its  accretions,  would  permit  to  be  paid  to  each  orphan  the  sum 
of  $50.00  annually,  until  they  shall  reach  the  age  of  sixteen  years.  Pay- 
ments therefore  of  $50.00  will  be  made  on  November  1,  of  each  year  to 
their  parents  or  guardians  for  each  orphan  under  the  age  of  sixteen 
years,  through  the  First  National  Bank  of  Johnstown,  arrangements 
to  this  effect  having  been  completed.  The  amount  required  for  this 
purpose  was  $119,616.88. 

Losses. 

The  amount  of  loss  in  the  Conemaugh  valley,  as  given  in  the  sworn 
statements  of  the  claimants,  reaches  the  sum  of  $9,674,105.00.  The 
estimate,  however,  made  by  the  several  local  district  committees  is 
about  one  fourth  less  than  this,  and  is  probably  nearly  correct.  In  ad- 
dition to  the  above,  heavy  losses  were  sustained  by  corporations  who 


46  Keport  of  the  Secretary. 

did  not  make  statements  to  the  Commission ;  an  effort  was  made  by 
the  "  Board  of  Inquiry"  of  Johnstown  to  obtain  fair  estimates  of  such 
losses,  and  the  statement  below  presents  the  result,  which,  while  not 
full  nor  official,  is  the  most  complete  available : 

Loss  of  claimants  as  by  SAVorn  statements, $9,674,105 

Estimate  of  losses  to  borough  property,     $164,630 

Estimate  of  losses  to  school  property,     48, 607 

Estimate  of  losses  to  fire  companies,   37, 151 

Estimate  of  losses  to  churches, 215,450 

Estimate  of  losses  to  street  R.  R.  Co.,    44,142 

Estimate  of  losses  to  R.  R.  companies, 1,400,000 

Estimate  of  losses  to  manufacturing  company's 

(Cambria  Iron  Co.  not  included) , 287,520 

2,107,500 


$11,871,605 

Summary. 

The  number  of  persons  who  participated  in  the  several  distributions, 
with  the  total  amounts  received  by  them  is  as  follows.  As  said  before 
as  to  the  first  two  items  the  list  is  not  complete,  it  covering  only  those 
from  whom  the  commission  has  official  statements : 

Number  receiving  "head  money," 4,616,  amounting  to      $148,890  00 

Number  receiving  furniture  and  houses, 735,  amounting  to        147,87100 

Number  receiving ''first  distribution," 3,739,  amounting  to        416,472  00 

Number  receiving  "final  distribution," 4,894,  amounting  to    1,660,495  00 

Number  receiving  only  "head  money,"     .....      308 
Number  receiving  "head  money,"  houses  and  first 
distribution, 502 

To  the  claimants  as  a  whole  there  were  paid  average  percentages  as 
follows.  These  being  calculated  on  all  losses,  as  sho\^al  by  the  sworn 
statements,  and  including  those  which  were  but  a  small  proportion  of 
the  assets  of  the  claimants  as  well  as  those  which  comprised  their  whole 
possessions : 

Loss.  Paid.               Per  cent. 

Persons  losing  less  than  $500, $563,958  00  $436,72100  .774 

Persons  losing  $500  and  less  than  $1,000,    .    .  676,037  00  401,390  00  .593 

Persons  losing  $1,000  and  less  than  $2,000,  .  832,984  00  346,687  00  .416 

Persons  losing  $2,000  and  less  than  $3,000,     .  709,316  00  229,873  00  .324 

Persons  losing  $3,000  and  over, 6,020,594  00  962,823  00  .159 

Not  included  in  above, 871,216  00  791  00 

$9,674,105  00        $2,378,285  00 


Flood  Relief  Commission. 


47 


The  total  amounts  charged  on  the  books  of  the  Commission  to  recipi- 
ents is  as  follows : 

"Head  money,"       $148,890  00 

«*  Houses  and  furniture," 147,87100 

"South  Fork  distribution," 4,557  00 

"First distribution," 416,472  00 

"Final  distribution," 1,660,495  00 

Total $2,378,285  00 


Of  which 

189  persons  received 
179 

$10  00  each 
2000      •' 

110 

35  00       •  • 

15 

208 

13 

1 

45  00       •■ 
5000       •• 
55  00        • 

1 
44 

70  00        • 

1 

1         

1 
79 

90  00       •  ■ 

13 
1 

40 
4() 

105  00       ■  • 

120  00       • ■ 
125  00       •• 

3t) 

im  00     - 

1 

1 

1           '• 

32 

1 

21 

33 

160  00 

170  00       ' • 
175  00       •• 

29 
10 

190  00       " 
195  00       '  • 

17 
1 

48 
1 
2 

17 

20 
1 

19 
3 

205  00       •  • 

210  00       •• 

218  00 
225  00         • 
230  00       • • 

240  00       ■  • 

248  00       •  • 

30 
1 
19         ••            •• 

2(10  00       •  • 
370  00 

1 

1 

1 
10 

3 
14 

1 

295  00       •• 
302  00       •• 
305  00       • • 

9 
3 

315  00       ■  • 
318  00       • ' 

2 

324  00       •  • 

9 
1« 

335  00       ' • 
340  00       •  • 

1 
2 
22 

;i64  00       '• 
36000       " 

2 

21 

18 
?1 

372  00       '  • 

380  00       • • 
1385  00       • ' 
390  00 

$1.890  00 

76  persons  received       $15  00  each 

3,580  00 

316 

25  00      '  • 

27  00 

111 

3000      '• 

3,850  00 

38  00 

90        ; 

40  00       • • 

675  00 

10,400  00 

2 

51  00       ' • 

715  00 

] 

58  00 

134 

60  00       " 

63  00 

9 

65  00       ' • 

67  00 

1 

3,080  00 

1 

73  00 

43 

75  00       • • 

76  00 

68 

8000       •• 

81  00 

31 

;              85  00      •  • 

87  00 

1 

7,110  00 

5 

95  00       •  • 

98  00 

147 

100  00 

1,365  00 

81 

11000        • 

112  00 

14 

115  00       •' 

4,800  00 

1 

5,750  00 

1 

128  00 

1 

4,680  00 

1 

134  00 

17 

135  00       • • 

136  00 

35 

140  00       • • 

143  00 

10 

145  00       •• 

148  00 

129 

150  00       •• 

153  00 

17 

1.55  00       •• 

157  00 

1 

5,120  00 

1 

163  00 

12 

lf«)  00      •  ■ 

3,570  00 

1 

5,775  00 

32 

180  00       •• 

184  00 

19 

185  00       • • 

5,510  00 

1 

1.950  00 

1 

198  00 

1.50 

200  00       •  • 

3, 486  00 

1 

208  00 

1 

10.080  00 

1 

214  00 

11 

215  00        • 

43*;  00 

23 

220  00       • • 

3.825  00 

1 

4,600  00 

1 

232  00 

15 

235  00       • • 

4.. 560  00 

15 

245  00       • • 

744  00 

46 

250  00       • ■ 

252  00 

14 

255  00       •  • 

7,800  00 

1 

264  qO 

10 

265  00       •  • 

5. 130  00 

1 

274  00 

14 

275  00       •, 

276  00 

28 

280  00       " 

283  00 

9 

285  00       • ■ 

286  00 

1 

289  00 

25 

290  00       • • 

2,950  00 

119 

30000       •• 

906  00 

1 

4.2r0  00 

51 

310  00       • • 

311  00 

2 

312  00       •  • 

313  00 

] 

2,835  00 

1 

954  00 

m 

320  00       ■  • 

321  00 

1 

648  00 

14 

325  00       •  • 

329  00 

24 

330  00       •  • 

3,015  00 

1 

5,440  00 

17 

345  00       •  • 

346  00 

40 

350  00         • 

351  00 

1 

708  00 

15 

355  00       '  ■ 

7.920  00 

17 

365  00       • ' 

368  00 

20 

370  00       •  • 

744  00 

18 

375  00       " 

7.980  00 

2 

;«2  00      •  • 

6. 930  00 

I 

8. 190  00 

S 

:{'.»2  00      •  • 

$1,140  00 

7,900  00 

3,830  00 

37  00 

3,600  00 

49  00 

102  00 

56  00 

8,040  00 

585  00 

68  00 

72  00 

3,225  00 

5, 440  00 

2,635  00 

88  00 

475  00 

14,700  00 

8,910  00 

1,610  00 

123  00 

126  00 

129  00 

131  00 

2,295  00 

4,900  00 

1,450  00 

19,350  00 

2,635  00 

159  00 

162  00 

1.980  OO 

173  00 

5,760  00 

3,515  00 

191  00 

196  90 

30,000  00 

207  00 

209  00 

213  00 

2.365  00 

5,060  00 

228  00 

231  00 

3,525  00 

3,675  00 

11,500  00 

3,570  00 

261  00 

2,650  00 

273  00 

3,850  00 

7,840  00 

2,565  00 

287  00 

7, 250  00 

35,700  00 

303  00 

15,810  00 

624  00 

314  00 

317  00 

9,600  00 

322  00 

4,550  00 

7.920  00 

339  00 

5,865  00 

14,000  00 

352  00 

5,325  00 

6,205  00 

7,400  00 

6,750  00 

764  00 

389  00 

1,176  00 


48 


Eeport  of  the  Secretary. 


1  persons  received 
84 

1 

15 
37 

1 

1 

1 
11 

2 

18 
27 

1 

2 

1 
10 

1 

1 
14 

1 

1 


405  00 
410  00 


425  00 
427  00 
430  00 
432  00 
435  00 
440  00 

449  00 


485  00 


495  00 
497  00 
500  00 
504  00 

510  00 


525  00 
527  00 
530  00 

535  00 
540  00 


555  00 
560  00 
564  00 
570  00 
575  00 
580  00 
585  00 


600  00 
606  00 


630  00 


646  00 
050  00 
654  00 

660  00 
665  00 


700  00 
705  00 

715  00 
725  00 
TM  00 
Tib  00 
741  00 
745  00 
750  00 
755  00 
765  00 

780  00 
786  00 


$394  00 

21  persons  received   395  00  each 

33,600  00 

2 

;      401  00   •  • 

403  00 

1 

6.075  00 

2 

;     408  00   • • 

15, 170  00 

1 

412  00 

18 

415  00   • • 

416  00 

23 

420  00   • • 

421  00 

1 

4.675  00 

2 

426  00   • • 

854  00 

1 

7,310  00 

2 

431  00   •  • 

864  00 

2 

;      434  00   • 

7,830  00 

1 

11.880  00 

1 

444  00 

14 

445  00   • ■ 

898  00 

23 

450  00   •• 

453  00 

2 

454  00   • • 

4,560  00 

27 

460  00   • • 

462  00 

13 

465  00   • • 

466  00 

1 

6.680  00 

2 

471  00   •  • 

474  00 

6 

475  00   • • 

476  00 

2 

477  00   " 

479  00 

14 

480  00   " 

481  00 

1 

4,365  00 

3 

486  00   •• 

489  00 

18 

1      490  00   ' • 

492  00 

1 

5.445  00 

2 

496  00   •  • 

994  00 

2 

499  00   • • 

37,500  00 

1 

1,512  00 

9 

605  00   •  • 

506  00 

1    • 

18,870  00 

1    ' 

514  00 

7 

515  00   • • 

516  00 

1    • 

519  00 

20 

. 

520  00   •  * 

522  00 

1 

5,775  00 

1 

1,581  00 

2 

629  00   •  • 

5,830  00 

2 

532  00   •  • 

533  00 

1 

3,745  00 

1 

4.860  00 

1 

642  00 

2 

643  00   •  • 

644  00 

7 

645  00   •  • 

547  00 

11 

650  00   •  • 

552  00 

1 

7.770  00 

1 

10,080  00 

2 

662  00   '  • 

1,692  00 

7 

665  00   • • 

1,710  00 

2 

674  00   •  • 

4.025  00 

1 

8,700  00 

1 

2. 340  00 

2 

686  00   •  • 

589  00 

19 

690  00   •  • 

692  00 

6 

695  00   • • 

598  00 

2 

699  00   • • 

21,600  00 

1 

()03  00 

2 

604  00   • • 

3,025  00 

22 

610  00   •• 

614  00 

2 

615  00   '• 

619  00 

12 

620  00   •  • 

621  00 

8 

625  00   •  • 

627  00 

1 

4,410  00 

11 

635  00   •  • 

639  00 

9 

640  00   • • 

641  00 

11 

645  00   • ■ 

1.292  00 

1 

5,850  00 

2 

652  00   • • 

1.308  00 

5 

655  00   • • 

658  00 

3 

659  00   • • 

2,640  00 

1 

1,995  00 

2 

666  00   •  • 

667  00 

3 

670  00   •• 

673  00 

9 

675  00   •  • 

(i79  00 

11 

68000   •• 

682  00 

68600   •• 

1,378  00 

9 

690  00   • • 

691  00 

4 

095  00   • • 

10,500  00 

1 

6.345  00 

1 

707  00 

11 

7M)00 

2,860  00 

10 

720  00   •• 

7,250  00 

1 

3.6.')0  00 

1 

4.410  00 

7 

740  00 

1.482  00 

1 

9,(;h5  00 

2 

747  00   •  • 

11,250  00 

2 

764  00   •• 

6.795  00 

3 

760  00   •• 

S.OtM)  00 

3 

7:000   •• 

771  00 

6 

775  00   • • 

8.580  00 

1 

2.355  00 

8 

790  00   • • 

794  00 

4 

795  00   • • 

798  00 

25 

80000   • 

Flood  Belief  Commission. 


49 


2  persons  received   803  00  each, 


815  00 
820  00 


835  00 


846  00 
850  00 
860  00 
865  00 
8T5  00 
880  00 


895  00 
900  00 

910  00 
915  00 

925  00 
930  00 

940  00 
947  00 
954  00 

965  00 


990  00 
1.000  00 
1.002  00 
1.008  00 

1,015  00 


1,035  00 
1.050  00 


1.070  00 
1.080  00 
1.090  00 
1.100  00 
1. 105  00 


1.130  00 
1.135  00 


1.150  00 
1.165  00 


1,175  00 
1,185  00 


1,2;W  00 
1,250  00 

1  280  00 
1,2<.»0  00 
1.305  00 

1,335  00 

1.360  00 


1.400  00 
1,410  00 


D 


$1,606  00 

4  persons  rece 

806  00 

809  00 

10    ; 

4,075  00 

5, 740  00 

826  00 

11 

1,670  00 

838  00 

841  00 

1,690  00 

7.650  00 

6.880  00 

2,595  00 

4.375  00 

3, 520  00 

884  00 

888  00 

7.160  00 

11,700  00 

904  00 

13,650  00 

4,575  00 

917  00 

3.700  00 

9,300  00 

934  00 

2,820  00 

1.894  00 

1.908  00 

958  00 

2.895  00 

975  00 

981  00 

6. 930  00 

19.000  00 

2.004  00 

2.016  00 

1,011  00 

3.045  00 

1,024  00 

1.029  00 

3. 105  00 

1.043  00 

3. 150  00 

1.055  00 

1,060  00 

1,062  00 

3.210  00 

3. 240  00 

2.180  00 

i4.;«ooo 

2.210  00 

1.113  00 

1,125  00 

6.780.00 

7,945  00 

1,144  00 

4,600  00 

1,1.56  00 

2. 330  00 

3 

1.171  00 

3. 525  00 

5.925  00 

1.195  00 

1.202  00 

1.206  00 

3.630  00 

1   ; 

1.216  00 

1.221  00 

1 

1.227  00 

3.690  00 

1.240  00 

11.250  00 

1.255  00 

1.262  00 

1.265  00 

2,  .WO  00 

1.284  00 

3,870  00 

1.296  00 

2.610  00 

1,310  00 

1,.324  00 

2.670  00 

1.345  00 

1..S.55  00 

2.720  00 

1.. 370  00 

1,380  00 

1,390  00 

18,200  00 

4.230  00 

1. 420  00 

1.425  00 

1,435  00 

1.450  00 

1,4(50  00 

805  00  each, 
810  00   •  • 


825  00 
830  00 


840  00 

855  00 
870  00 


885  00 
890  00 


905  00 


935  00 
945  00 
950  00 
955  00 
960  00 
970  00 
980  00 
985  00 
995  00 

1,005  00 
1.010  00 

1.020  00 
1.025  00 
1.030  00 
1,040  00 
1.045  00 


1.065  00 
1,075  00 
1,085  00 


1.110  00 
1.115  00 


1.140  00 
1.145  00 
1.155  00 
1,1(K)00 
1,170  00 

1,180  00 
1.190  00 
1.200  00 
1,205  00 


1,245  00 


1.264  00 
1,270  00 


1.300  00 
1.320  00 


1.395  00 
1,418  00 
1.430  00 


$3, 220  00 

808  00 

8,100  00 

819  00 

4,950  00 

9,130  00 

837  00 

5,040  00 

844  00 

848  00 

2, 565  00 

861  00 

4,350  00 

876  00 

883  00 

3.540  00 

5. 340  00 

898  00 

902  00 

5, 430  00 

914  00 

916  00 

4,600  00 

927  00 

932  00 

2,805  00 

6,615  00 

4.750  00 

2,865  00 

6,720  00 

6.790  00 

3.920  00 

1 . 970  00 

3. 980  00 

1,001  00 

6,0;^  00 

9,090  00 

1,013  00 

3.060  00 
4,100  00 
6. 180  00 
5,200  00 
3, 135  00 
1.051  00 
1,058  00 

1.061  00 
5, 325  00 
3,225  00 
2.170  00 
1,095  00 
1.103  00 
9,990  00 
3,345  00 
1.128  00 
1.134  00 
7,930  00 
3, 435  00 
3. 465  00 
3.480  00 
3.510  00 
1.172  00 
3,  .540  00 
2. 380  00 

10.800  00 
2.410  00 
1.209  00 
1.215  00 


, 320  00 
,225  00 
,229  00 
,235  00 
,735  00 
1,252  00 
1.260  00 
2,528  00 
3  810  00 
1,281  00 
1 , 285  00 
1,295  00 
3. 900  00 
1.307  00 
5.280  00 
1,330  00 
1,340.00 
4,050  00 
1,358  00 
1,365  00 
1,379  00 
1,385  00 
4. 185  00 
1,40100 
2,836  00 
1,424  00 
4,290  00 
1.440  00 
1.455  00 
1  ^65  00 


50 


Report  of  the  Secretary. 


persons  received 


each.  . 

$1 , 469  00 
1.479  00 

9 

1 

1.485  00 

2 

1.495  00 

12 

1.505  00 

2 

1,515  00 

3 

1,525  00 

1 

l.bUS  00 

3 

1,543  00 

1 

1,55000 

1 

1,5.55  00 

1 

1.580  00   ••   ! 

S.IWOO 

1 

1,.595  00 

5 

1,601  00 

2 

1,610  00   ••  ; 

4,830  00 

1 

1,620  00   •*   . 

3.240  00 

2 

1,626  00 

2 

1.645  00    •   '. 

4.935  00 

1 

1,655  00 

2 

1,666  00 

1 

• 

1,675  00 

2 

1,690  00 

2 

1,698  00 

2 

1,707  00 

3 

1,715  00   "  '. 

6,860  00 

1.730  00   •'   . 

5.190  00 

1,740  00   •'   . 

3,480  00 
1,750  00 

1.760  00   "  '. 

3,520  00 
1,795  00 

1.801  00 

1,815  00 

1,833  00 

1.850  00 

1.878  00 

1,883  00 

1.890  00   •'   : 

3.780  00 

1,903  00 

1.916  00 

1,930  00 

1,955  00 

1,980  00 

1.993  00 

2,005  00 

2,020  00 

2,025  00 

2.038  00 

2.065  00 

2,090  00 

2.100  00 

2,114  00 

2.120  00   "   ; 

6,.3(«)  00 

•  2, 135  00 

2, 175  00 

2.205  00 

2. 2fK)  00 

2.280  00   ••   ! 

4..5<H)00 
2.345  00 
2.390  00 
2. 405  00 
2.425  00 
2. 435  00 
2,4.54  00 

2,4!)0  00 

2,514  00 

2.  .540  00 

2.590  00   ••   ! 

5,180  00 

2.610  00   "   . 

.  •    5.220  00 
2.640  00 
2.655  00 
2.679  00 
2.720  00 
2. 745  00 
2,779  00 
2.890  00 
2,911  00 
3,000  00 
3.014  00 
3. 020  00 
8.0*;0  00 

3.125(X) 

3.145  00 

3.250  00   •• 

6.  .500  00 
3.400  00 
3. 420  00 
3.519  00 
3.580  00 
3.  ft^O  00 
3.685  00 
4. 1.56  00 
4.470  00 

5.000  00   " 

10.000  00 
5. 125  00 
5,2:i0  00 

5.9(i0  00 

S 

6.010  00 

Making  a  total  of 


1.470  00  each,  . 

$2,940  OO 

1.480  00 

1,490  00   ••   ! 

2,980  OO 

1.500  00   ••   . 

18.000  00 

1.510  00   ••   . 

3.020  00 

1,520  00   "   . 

4,560  00 

1.530  00 

1,540  00   ••   ; 

4.620  oa 

1.545  00 

* 

1.551  00 

1.574  00 

1,585  00 

1.600  00   ••   ." 

8,000  00 

1,605  00   •'   . 

3,210  00 

1,614  OU 

1.625  00   '•  '. 

3,2.50  00 

1,640  00   ••   . 

3.280  00 

1.650  00 

1,66000   "   ; 

3,320  00 

1,670  00 

1,685  00   ••   : 

3,370  00 

1.695  00   "   . 

3. 390  oa 

1.700  00   "   . 

3.400  00 

1,710  00   '*   . 

5, 130  00 

1,720  00 

1,735  00 

1,745  00 

1.755  00 

1.778  00 

1.800  00 

1.810  00 

1.825  00 

1.840  00 

1.854  00 

1.880  00 

1,885  00   ••  '. 

3.770  00 

1.894  00 

1,905  00 

1.920  00 

1.945  00 

l,9(i5  00 

1.99000 

2,000  00   "  ', 

4.000  00 

2.008  00 

2.021  00 

2.035  00 

2.042  00 

2.080  00   ••  '. 

4.160  00 

2,094  00< 

2.110  00   "   ! 

6,3:^0  00 

2,118  00 

2.130  00   ••  '. 

4,2m  00 

2.1<K)00   '•   . 

4.320  00 

2,200  00   ••   . 

4.400  00 

2.245  00 

2.270  00 

2  320  00 

2.350  00 

2.400  00 

2.410  00 

2.430  oa 

2.444  00 

2.480  00 

2.500  00   '•   : 

22.500  00 

2.. 521  00 

2.580  00   '*  '. 

7.740  00 

2.600  00   •• 

5.20000 

2.620  00 

2.645  00 

2.666  00 

2.700  00 

2.740  00 

2.750  00 

2.860  00 

2.895  00 

2.925  00 

3.010  00 

3.015  00 

3.035  00 

3. 120  00 

3.130  00    *   ! 

6.260  00 

3. 1(»  00 

3.:«ooo 

3.410  00 

3. 440  00 

3.530  00 

3.<K)0  00 

3.6.55  00 

8.9(»oa 

4.445  00 

4.474  00 

5,0Q5  00 

5.140  00 

5.480  00 

fi.OOOOO      '. 

18.000  00 

.  $2,378,285  oa 

Flood  Belief  Commission.  51 

The  labor  involved  in  deciding"  upon  the  merits  of  the  various  claims 
and  upon  the  amounts  to  be  awarded,  was  very  g-reat,  and  a  fair  adjust- 
ment was  attended  with  many  difficulties.  While  the  sworn  statements, 
as  to  the  amount  of  loss  and  of  property  remaining",  are  a  protection  to 
the  Commission,  yet  it  was  soon  found  that  they  were,  in  a  larg-e  number 
of  cases,  absolutely  unreliable,  not  only  by  reason  of  an  attempt  to  mag"- 
nify  losses  for  the  purpose  of  receiving  a  larger  award,  but  mainly  be- 
<3ause  of  the  exag"gerated  values  which  naturally  are  placed  on  ones  own 
possessions.  In  most  cases  the  amount  of  loss  g"iven  is  larg"ely  greater 
than  that  g"iven  in  their  first  statement,  and  as  a  rule  about  one-third 
larg-er  than  the  estimate  as  made  by  the  local  district  committees.  This 
should  be  considered  in  connection  with  the  statement  of  percentages 
paid,  (on  page  46) ,  as  the  latter  are  calculated  on  losses  as  given  in  the 
sworn  statements.  It  was  also  found  that  in  very  few  cases  had  claim- 
ants made  a  full  return  of  their  possessions,  excepting  their  property 
directly  in  the  Conemaugh  valley.  In  the  final  decision  upon  any  case, 
therefore,  in  addition  to  such  information  as  was  obtained  from  other 
sources,  consideration  was  given  to  the  original  statement  of  the  claim- 
ant, to  the  report  by  the  local  district  committees  and  to  the  sworn  state 
ment  as  to  the  loss,  and  to  all  the  other  features  of  the  case,  as  value  of 
property  remaining,  health,  age  and  dependents,  as  shown  in  the  state- 
ments, while  as  to  the  general  merits  of  the  claimants,  almost  absolute 
reliance  was  placed  on  the  citizens  of  Johnstown,  who  had  been  selected 
by  the  people  themselves  for  the  purpose  of  deciding  upon  this  point. 
Without  the  "Board  of  Inquiry,"  and  the  local  information  possessed 
by  them  and  the  facilities  which  they  had  for  obtaining  a  general  know- ' 
Jedge  of  the  many  applicants,  the  result  of  the  distribution  would  not 
have  been  satisfactory.  As  it  is,  mistakes  have  doubtless  been  made  ; 
awards  were  made,  based  on  the  statements  and  after  most  careful  in- 
quiry, which  were  larger  than  would  have  been  given  could  the  vol- 
unteer estimates  of  assets  remaining,  noio  freely  given,  have  been  then 
presented  and  verified  ;  in  other  cases,  on  receiving  information  which 
was  not  given  in  the  statements,  amounts  were  given  additional  to  the 
first  award,  and  there  are  without  doubt  yet  other  cases  which  would 
have  received  further  consideration  had  all  the  circumstances  been  pro- 
XDerly  presented.  A  comparison  of  amounts  jiaid  as  to  losses,  therefore, 
must,  to  be  of  account,  be  coupled  Avith  the  circumstances  of  each  case 
in  regard  to  all  the  features  before  mentioned.  A.  having  sustained  a 
loss  of  $500. 00  may  have  received  $250. 00  ;  B.  with  the  same  amount  of 
loss,  may  have  received  $500.00,  and  C.  with  the  same  loss,  by  reason 
of  special  features  of  hardship  in  his  case,  may  have  received  a  much 
larger  sum. 

While  manj^  estimates  of  loss  were  magnified,  some  were  under-esti- 
mated and  corrections  were  made  in  the  examination  of  the  cases ; 
that  this,  in  some  cases,  was  intentionally  done,  is  evidenced  by  the  re- 


52  Eeport  of  the  Secretary. 

quests  of  several  persons  for  further  assistance  on  the  ground  that  they 
had  "  given  in  their  loss  too  low,  as  they  thought  that  those  who  had 
lost  the  least  would  receive  the  most. " 

Financial  Exhibit. 

Although  the  Commission  had  a  treasurer,  yet  into  his  hands  was 
given  only  the  money  which  was  sent  to  Governor  Beaver  and  by  him 
transferred  to  the  Commission.  The  moneys  were  left  with  the  other 
depositories  of  the  Commission  until  required  for  distribution,  when 
they  were  drawn  by  the  Chairman  and  deposited  at  Johnstown.  The 
accounts,  as  a  whole,  do  not,  therefore,  appear  in  the  books  of  the  treas- 
urer, but  are  shown  in  the  general  office  of  the  Commission. 

Moneys  received  were  acknowledged  and  deposited  by  one  depart- 
ment of  the  office,  and  the  accompanying  letters  were  filed  in  another 
department,  and  all  payments  were  made  by  draft  or  by  check.  Ex- 
cept in  the  "  first  distribution"  in  the  Conemaugh  valley,  when  only 
the  endoi-sement  of  the  recipients  was  required  on  the  orders  and 
checks,  and  in  the  final  distribution  in  which  the  checks  themselves 
contained  a  formal  receipt,  all  payments  made  by  the  Commission  of 
every  character,  were  formally  receipted,  which  receipts  are  filed  with 
the  records  of  the  Commission. 

While  not  mentioned  as  a  matter  of  special  credit,  yet  it  is  gratify- 
ing to  say  that  in  the  care  and  disbursement  of  this  large  fund,  no  ac- 
cidents have  happened,  and  the  moneys  have  reached  the  objects  in- 
tended without  loss  on  the  way.  A  general  summary  of  receipts  and 
expenditures  is  hereto  annexed. 

Circumstances  prevented  an  earlier  audit  of  the  account  of  the  Com- 
mission, but  on  June  9,  a  committee  consisting  of  Hon.  Robt.  M. 
Henderson,  appointed  by  Governor  Beaver,  Col.  Chas.  H.  Banes, 
appointed  by  the  Permanent  Relief  Committee  of  Philadelphia,  and 
Mr.  Geo.  I.  Whitney,  appointed  by  the  Pittsburgh  Relief  Committee, 
met  for  this  purjDose  and  their  report  is  hereto  attached. 

Financial  Statement. 

Receipts — Contributions  sent  to  Governor  Beaver,  .  .   ,    $1,236, 146  45 

Received  from  the  Permanent  Relief  Com- 
mittee of  Philadelphia,    . 600,00000 

Received  from  the  Pittsburgh  Relief  Com- 
mittee,         560,000  00 

Received  from  the  New  York  ReJief  Com- 
mittee,           516,199  85 

Total  receipts, \    r-%912,346  30      $2,912,346  30 


Flood  Belief  Commission,  53 

Expenditures— Expended  in  the  Conemaugh  Valley, 
including  expenses :  (of  this  sum 
checks,  in  number  29,  to  the  amount 
of  12,670,  have  not  yet  been  presented 
to  the  bank  for  payment), 12,592,936  68 

Expended  in  the  State  outside  the 
Conemaugh  Valley, 246,475  26 

Expended  for  general  and  office  ex- 
penses,    5,728  89 

Total  expenditures, 2,845,140  83 


Balance,    . $67,205  47 

Cash  in  hands  of  the  treasurer, $24,371  44 

Cash  with  the  Guarantee  Trust  Company, 20,000  00 

Cash  with  the  First  National  Bank,   Johns- 
town,        $25,504  03 

Less  checks  issued  against  same  and  not  yet 

presented  for  payment, 2,670  00 

22,834  03 

Cash  in  hands  of  the  Commission, $67,205  47 


64  Beport  of  the  Secretary. 


REPOET  OF  THE  AUDITORS. 

Harrisburg,  Pa.,  June  2S,  1890. 
To  Governor  James  A.  Beaver,  Chairman : 

Dear  Sir  :  The  undersigned,  having  been  invited  to  audit  the  ac- 
counts of  the  secretary  of  the  Flood  Relief  Commission,  would  report 
that  we  visited  Harrisburg  for  this  purpose,  and,  having  made  a  careful 
examination  of  the  books,  vouchers  and  other  papers  of  the  Commission, 
we  find  that  the  statement  as  above  presented  is  coiTect  and  that  there 
remains  in  the  Banks,  as  stated,  the  sum  of  $67,205.47.  Having  per- 
sonally verified  the  receipts  and  expenditures  as  a  whole,  we  had  but 
fairly  entered  into  an  examination  of  the  individual  checks  and  vouchers, 
many  thousands  in  number,  when  it  was  found  that  more  time  would  be 
required  than  was  at  our  disposal,  and  this  part  of  the  work  was  re- 
ferred to  Mr.  F.  H.  Hoffer  a  skilled  accountant,  whose  report,  given 
under  oath,  is  as  follows  : 

Carlisle,  Pa.,  June  23,  1890. 
To  the  3Iembers  of  the  Auditing  Committee, 

Gentlemen  :  As  instructed  by  you,  I  have  examined  and  verified  all 
the  drafts,  checks  and  vouchers  of  the  Secretary  of  the  Flood  Relief  Com- 
mission, except  only  those  connected  with  the  first  payment  for  the 
benefit  of  Orphans,  these  having  been  personally  examined  and  verified 
by  you,  and  I  find  a  voucher  for  every  payment  in  accordance  with  the 
entries  in  the  books  of  the  Commission,  and  the  statement  of  receipts 
and  expenditures  submitted  to  me  by  you  is  correct. 

Very  respectfully,  yours, 

(Signed)        F.  H.  Hoffer. 

State  of  Pennsylvania,      I 
County  of  Cumberland,  f 

On  June -23,  1890,  personally  appeared  before  me,  a  justice  of  the 
peace  residing  in  the  borough  of  Carlisle,  county  and  state  as  above, 
Mr.  F.  H.  Hoflfer,  who  being  duly  sworn  declares  that  the  above  state- 
ment is  true  and  correct  according  to  his  best  knowledge,  skill  and  judg- 
ment. 

(Signed)        Edgar  L.  Shryock,  J.  P.    [seal.] 

In  concluding  this  report  we  take  pleasure  in  congratulating  the  Com- 
mission that  such  care  and  judgment  have  been  exercised  in  the  distri- 
bution and  disbursement  of  this  large  fund— a  people's  free-will  offering 


Flood  Kelief  Commission.  55 

—and  that  the  books  and  papers  have  been  kept  with  such  skill  and 
accuracy  as  to  render  their  examination  and  verification  both  easy  and 
satisfactory. 

Very  respectfully, 

KoBT.  M.  Henderson, 
Chas.  H.  Banes, 
Geo.  I.  Whitney, 
(Signed)  Committee  of  Auditors. 

The  following  is  a  classification  of  the  expenditures  in  the  several  lo- 
calities as  shown  on  the  books  of  the  Commission : 

Statement  of  Expenditures  in  the  Conemaugh  Valley. 

Expended  for  supplies, 161,533  86 

Paid  for  labor, 43,931  11 

Paid  for  buildings,  rent  and  labor  on  buildings,    ....  179,033  87 
Paid  for  burial  of  the  dead  and  for  the  removal  of  the 
dead  to  "Grand  View,"  including  the  purchase  of  the 
plot  and  the  appropriations  made  for  improving  the 

ground  and  for  purchasing  headstones, 30,485  41 

Paid  for  the  transportation  of  flood  sufferers, 17,176  16 

Paid  for  freight,  express  charges  and  telegrams,   ....  10, 128  14 

Paid  for  printing  and  stationery, 694  01 

Paid  expenses  of  offices  at  Johnstown, 7,774  00 

Paid  attorney's  fees, 98  97 

Paid  expenses  of  the  First  National  Bank,  Johnstown, 

connected  with  the  distributions, 750  42 

Distributed  special  sums  as  designated  by  the  donors,  .  2,071  85              » 
Distributed  sums  specially  appropriated   by  the  Com- 
mission,   2,675  00 

Paid  to  committee  the  amount  appropriated  for  a  hos- 
pital,   40,000  00 

Paid  to  committee  the  amount  appropriated  as  an  *' Or- 
phan Fund," 119,616  88 

Distributed  cash,  "First  Distribution," 416,472  00 

Distributed  cash,  "Final  Distribution," 1,660,495  00 

Total  expenditures  in  the  Conemaugh  Valley, $2,592,936  68 

At  Places  Outside  the  Conemaugh  Valley. 

Sent  to  Reno vo  district,  cash, $7,036  00 

Sent  to  Lock  Haven  district,  supplies, 568  14 

cash, 47,195  00 

Sent  to  Williamsport  district,  supplies, 4,449  20 

cash, 110,760  00 

cash  for  hospital,    ....  5,00000 

Sent  to  Jersey  Shore  district,  cash, 35,524  06 

Sent  to  Mifflintown  district  (Juniata  county),  cash,  .    .  3,000  00 

Sent  to  Lewistown  district  (Mifflin  county),  cash,    ...  9,621  77 

Sent  to  Newport  district  (Perry  county),  cash,    ....  7,01000 

Distributed  in  Union  county,  cash, 865  00 

Distributed  in  Daniphin  county,  cash, 750  00 


56  Keport  of  the  Secretary. 

Distributed  in  Tioga  county,  supplies,      42  50 

cash,        1,300  00 

Distributed  in  Blair  county,  cash, 190  00 

Distributed  in  Bedford  county,  supplies, 6  84                      ' 

cash, 3,420  00 

Distributed  in  HuntingdoQ  county,  cash, 4,220  50 

Distributed  in  Westmoreland  county,  cash, 2,966  25 

Distributed  in  Northumberland  county,  cash, 2,180  00 

Distributed  in  Fulton  county,  cash, 245  00 

Distributed  in  Clearfield  county,  cash, 75  00 

Distributed  in  Centre  county,  cash, 50  00 

Total  expenditures  outside  the  ponemaugh  Valley, 246,475  26 

Expense  Account. 

General  expenses,  including  expenses  of  special  agents,  $1,856  95 

Office  expenses,  Harrisburg  office, 3,609  18 

Express  charges  and  telegrams,      123  53 

Printing, 139  23 

Total,      5,728  89 

Total  expenditures, 3?2,845,140  83 

Bespectfully  submitted. 

J.  B.  KKEMEK, 

Carlisle,  Pa.,  June  23,  1890.  Secretary. 


APPENDIX. 


Contributions  Received  by  the  Commission  through  Glovernor 
James  A.  Beaver— "Governor's  Fund." 


Alabama. 

Anniston Citizens  of,  through  R.  P.  Hager,  mayor 

Attalla Citizens  of.  through  J.  S.  Stewart,  mayor.     .   .   . 

Benton Citizens  of • 

Columbia H.  M.  Beach 

Eufaula Citizens  of,  through  Mrs.  B.  Schener 

HuntsviUe Citizens  of,  through  General  Hastings, 

Mobile,     Citizens  of ,  through  J.  C.  Rich,  mayor,  .  .   .  .  . 

Montgomery, Citizens  of ,  through  E.  A.  Graham,  mayor,    .   . 

Mendelsohn  Music  Association.  Moses  Brothers, 

Oxama Baptist  Church 

ShetBeld Citizens  of.  through  D.  Clopton 


$566  65 
15  75 
14  40 
25  00 
82  70 
25  50 
1,225  00 
717  50 
232  00 
8  60 
160  00 


Arkansas. 

Beebe W.  C.  T.  Union,  through  Mrs.  J.  H.  Pickering 

Brlnkley Citizens  of,  through  O.  M.  Norman,  mayor 

Ft.  Smith Proceeds  of  concert,  through  the  D.  C.  Bosepher  Div 

Helena JO.  Bagwell  and  W.  B.  Lindsey 

Citizens  of.  through  M.  J.  Frttzon.  mayor 

Hot  Springs .  Arlington  Hotel  and  guests,  through  S.  H.  Stltt  &  Co 

Citizens  of,  through  John  Loughran.  mayor 

Little  Rock. Through  George  R.  Brown,  secretary  Board  of  Trade 

Lodge  No.  452.  K.  of  Honor,  through  John  P.  Lowry.  reporter. 

The  Cathedral  of  St.  Andrew,  through  P.  F.  O'Reilly,  rector. 

Morrillton Citizens  of,  through  H.  V.  Crozler,  mayor 

Pine  Bluff, Citizens  of.  through  A.  S.  Harnet  and  Charles  H.  Owens,  Com., 

Washington Citizens  of ,  through  E.  L.  Glvens.  Little  Rock, 


23  19^ 
100  00 
225  50 
1  50» 
215  00 
126  00 
539  95 
1,746  75. 

25  00 

80  00. 

62  05. 
327  00 

31  75 


Arizona. 

Ft.  Huachuca Officers  and  men  of  the  Fourth  cavalry.  U.  S.  A.,  through  Captain 

Alexander  Rogers 

Tombstone Proceeds  of  entertainment  by  Miss  Bertha  Marie  Parce.  through 

committee 

Tucson Society  of  the  Arizona  Pioneers,  through  J.  S.  Mansfield,  pres- 
ident  

California. 

Alameda, Citizens  of.  through  J.  B.  Baker,  treasurer. ' 

A  Japanese 

Analelm Ladies  of.  proceeds  of  concert,  through  Margaret  Higglns 

Areata Citizens  of ,  through  W.  W.  Stone,  treasurer 

Auburn Citizens  of,  through  O.   W.   Hollenbach  and  Harrishurg  National 

Bank 

Crystal  Chapter  No.  57.  Order  of  Eastern  Star,   through  O.    W. 
Hollenbach 


59  00 

101  oa 

187  50 


708  25 

3  00 

117  65 

654  50 


10  00 


Governor's  Fund. 


Bakersfleld Citizens  of,  through  H.  A.  Blodgett,  cashier |800  00 

Benicia, The  M.  E.  Church,  through  R.  H.  Dawson,     4  35 

Blacli  Station Watson  Barnes,  through  C.  F.  Thomas,  Woodland.  Cal 17  50 

Chico, ' Citizens  of,  through  William  Earll 300  00 

Compton Citizens  of.  through  Col.  M.  Madge 277  t)5 

Dutch  Flat Citizens  of.  through  R.  Munroe 103  50 

East  Oakland Proceeds  of  entertainment 14  00 

Eureka Citizens  of.  through  John  Vance,  mayor 1,600  00 

Fowles Citizens  of ,  through  B.  K.  Stewart 109  00 

Fresno Citizens  of ,  through  Louis  Einstein 1,008  00 

Grayson Citizens  of .  through  J.  R.  McDonald 94  00 

Ladies' Sewing  Society  (for  poor  women  of  Johnstown) 25  00 

Livermore Citizens  of 250  00 

Lodl Citizens  of,  through  G.  W.  Hill 100  00 

Los  Angeles Citizens  of.  through  G.  B.  Hatser 75  00 

Citizens  of.  through  H.  C.  Witman 2.035  95 

Citizens  and  school  children  of.  through  C.  C.  Allen 70  39 

Citizens  of ,  through  C.  C.  Allen 62  00 

Citizens  of,  and  Times-Mirror  Company,  through  C.  C.  Allen,    .   .  250  00 

Farmers'  and  Merchants'  Bank,  through  Laidlaw  &  Co 100  00 

Frank  Hart  and  others,  through  Frank  Hart,  postmaster 26  00 

Through  General  Hastings 1  flO 

Union  League,  through  Mac.  Gairm 642  00 

Hebrew  Benevolent  Society,  through  B.  Cohen,  secretary 1.000  00 

Madison G.  W.  Scott 50  00 

Mares  Island Through  George  H.  Grifling,  paymaster. 

Officers  and  crew  of  U.  S.  R.  Independence,  at  Navy  Yard,  .   .  477  00 

Chaplain  A.  A.  McAllister 5  00 

George  H.  Grifling, 5  00 

Marysvllle Citizens  of .  through  Rideot  &  Smith 1.720  25 

Maxwell  and  vicinity,  .  .  Through  Bank  of  Willows, 130  50 

Merced Citizens  of,  through  M.  S.  Hoffman,  cashier 258  50 

Modesta Citizens  of.  through  J.  E.  Rice,  treasurer 300  00 

Proceeds  of  entertainment  by  company  D,  Sixth  regiment  N.  G.  C, 

through  R.  K.  Whitmore 106  £0 

Nevada  City M.  E.  Church  and  Sunday  School,  through  Rev.  W.  Augwin.  ...  7000 

Oakdale Citizens  of .  through  D.  B.  Warfleld.  P.  M 70  00 

Oakland Citizens  of .  through  V.  D.  Moody,  treasurer 5.000  00 

Ontario Entertainment  at.  through  S.  P.  Hildreth 81  50 

Ontario  Lodge  No.  231.  A.  O.  U.  W.,  through  P.  Gargan.  receiver.  30  00 

Pasadena Citizens  of ,  through  W.  H.  Masters,  president 500  00 

Pasadena  Lodge  No.  151,  A.  O.  U.  W..  through  Theodore  Coleman. 

recorder 20  00 

Petoluma Citizens  of,  through  William  Zartman,  treasurer 300  00 

Pomona Citizens  of ,  through  W.  W.  Moody,  president 106  85 

Redlands Citizens  of.  E.  G.  Judson 184  (55 

RhoncsviUe. Citizens  of.  E.  8.  Philips 32  85 

Rutherford Citizens  of.  Mrs.  J.  M.  Norton  (for  orphan  children  of  Johnstown).  8ii  00 

Sacramento Citizens  of.  through  Daily  iJecorrt- Union 4.276  63 

»               MissM.  Kenrles VV)  00 

A.  B.  Ropes 10  00 

Salinas Citizens  of.  through  W.  J.  Hill 248  00 

San  Bern adina Citizens  of ,  through  L.  M.  Holt 80*!  55 

Santa  Cruz Citizens  of.  through  Mayor  Bowman 460  80 

San  Diego Citizens  of,  through  San  Diego  Union 60  65 

H.  of.  through  San  Diego  Union 1  00 


Governor's  Fund. 


San  Diego '.  .  .  .  Employes  of  International  Company  of  Mexico,  through  L.  Mendel- 
sohn  

San  Diego  Lodge  No.  153.  1.  O.  O.  F. .  through  W.  D.  Woolwine,    . 

Knights  of  Pythias,  Red  Star,  1.%.  through  C.  D.  Long 

Through  General  Hastings 

San  Francisco Cata  Athletic  Club,  through  Louis  Storrs.  treasurer 

Officers  of  the  U.  S.  Army,  through  Nelson  A.  Miles,  U.  S.  A. .  .   . 

Pacific  Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company  of  California,  through  A. 
D.  Lundy  &Co.,  Williamsport,  Pa 

Post-office  employes,  through  Louis  Storrs.  treasurer  (for  post- 
masters and  employes  of  inundated  districts) 

Press  Club,  through  Nelson  A.  Miles.  U.  S.  A 

Produce  Exchange,  through  Frank  Dalton.  president 

Relief  Association,  through  Louis  Storrs 

Donald  Stewart,  through  J.  L.  Weaver,  Harrisburg,  Pa 

San  Jose Through  S.  W.  Baring,  mayor 

George  Esterly 

San  Luis  Obispe,     

Catholic  ladies,  through  Benjamin  Brooks 

Santa  Monica Proceeds  of  concert,  through  Miss  Katie  Hodge 

Santa  Pauli Through  J.  R.  Haugh,  cashier 

Sonoma Congregational  Church  of,  through  Mary  L.  Shaw 

St.  Helena Citizens  of,  through  Owen  Wade 

Stockton Citizens  of,  Mrs.  H.  H.  Hewlett,  chairman 

Sulsan Citizens  of,  through  W.  J.  Quintan,  cashier 

Tulare Citizens  of.  through  T.  L.  Wallace,  chairman 

Ukiah  City Citizens  of.  through  Samuel  Wheeler,  cashier 

Vallego Citizens  of.  through  J.  R.  English 

Vlsalia Ladies'  Aid  Society  of  M.   E.  Church.  South,   through  C.  J.   Gid- 

dings.  cashier 

Woodland Citizens  of.  through  J .  Reynolds 

Yolo Through  Laidlaw  &  Co. .  Woodland,  California 


m  84 

50  00 
130  00 

54  50 

2,155  80 

133  00 


238  00 

50  00 

2,009  00 

60,000  00' 

500 

2,095  66 

100  00 

130  10 

126  00 

107  75 

250  00 

21  00 

200  00 

2,003  00 

162  75 

745  40 

100  00 

1.552  80 

184  80 
399  60 
65  76 


Colorada. 

Canon  City G.  M.  DuBois 3  00 

Colorado  Springs Citizens  of .  through  J.  W.  Stinman.  mayor 2,619  58 

Gilpin  county Citizens  of.  through  T.  H.  Potter 465  50 

Knights  of  Labor  of  Black  Hawk,  through  T.  H.  Potter IT  80 

Glenwood  Springs.     .   .   .  Citizens  of .  through  J.  H.  Fessler 61500 

Citizens  of,  through  W.  S.  Cockrell 22  00 

Gunnison Citizens  of,  through  A.  B.  Matthews,  mayor 77  40 

La  Junta, Citizens  of ,  through  R.  A.  Steen.  mayor 130  00 

La  Junta  Covenantor  Congregation,  through  C.  R.  Dodds,      ....  1000 

Leadville Citizens  of.  collected  by  A.   V.  Hunter,  through  D.  H    Dougan, 

president 874  55 

Citizens  of,  through  D.  H.  Dougan,  president 2,000  00 

Maniton  Springs Citizens  of,  through  Isaac  Davis,  mayor 75  00 

Ouray Citizens  of,  through  W.  W.  Rowan,  mayor 212  50 

Pueblo, Alva  Adams 50  00 

Sllverton, Citizens  of,  through  John  W.  Wingate.  mayor 212  00  • 


Connecticut. 

Bethel Congregational  Sunday  School,  through  W.  S.  Wortman. 

Birmingham Derby  Turner  Society,  through  David  Norltzky 

Bridgeport, Citizens  of,  through  Wm.  B.  Hincks 

Through  General  Hastings 


46  00 

190  45 

7,028  04 

200 


6 


GovEKNOB's  Fund. 


Bristol Citizens  of,  through  C.  F.  Barnes,  treasurer 

Connecticut State  of,  through  M.  G.  Bulkley,  Governor 

Deep  River Sunday  School  of,  through  C.  S.  Southworth 

Derby,  Birmingham  and  Shelton.  citizens  of,  through  Charles  E.  Clark,  cashier 

Hartford jEtna  Insurance  Company,  through  J.  Goodnow, 

A  citizen  of,  through  J.  G.  Root,  mayor 

Citizens  of.  through  J.  G,  Root,  mayor 

Employes  of  Colt's  Fire  Arms  Manufacturing  company,  through 
P.  H.  Woodward 

Hartford  Lodge  No.  19,  B.  P.  O.  Elks,  through  Geo.  A,  Reynolds, 
secretary 

Jewell  Belting  Company,  through  A.  C.  Jewell 

Jewett  City, Ladies'  Benevolent  Society  of   Congregational  Church,   through 

Mary  E.  Soule, 

Meriden Citizens  of.  through  W.  A.  Miles,  mayor 

Middletown Citizens  of ,  through.  J.  W.  Camp 

Montville Citizens  of,  through  P.  F.  Walsh 

Mystic  Bridge Congregational  Church,  through  E.  P.  Randall 

Ladies'  Circle,  through  Hannah  Miner 

Congregational  Sunday  Schoool,  receipts  of  sociable  by  Mrs.  A.  H. 

Summons'  class,  through  E.  P.  Randall 

Mystic  River Through  General  Hastings 

Naugatuck Citizens  of,  through  F.  W.  ToUes 

Employes  of  Tuttle  &  Whittemore,  through  H.  H.  Dayton,  cashier, 

Naugatuck  Dramatic  Society,  through  F.  W.  Tolles 

New  Britain,     Employes  of  Stanley  Works,  through  George  P.  Hart 

New  Haven Chamber  of  Commerce,  through  James  D.  Dewell,  president,  .  .   . 

Employes  of  New  York.  New  Haven  and  Hartford  Railroad  Com- 
pany, through  F.  M.  Kochersperger 

New  London Citizens  of,  through  John  McGinley 

Noank Proceeds  of  entertainment  at.  through  John  McGinley,  treasurer, 

Norwalk Citizens  of,  through  C.  B.  Coolidge 

Norwich Citizens  of,  through  A.  C.  Hatch 

Moses  Pierce 

Scholars  Free  Academy,  through  Robert  P.  Keep 

Wausegan  Steam  Fire  Engine  Company  (for  firemen  of  Johnstown). 

through  E.  B.  Miller,  treasurer 

Plainfleld Citizens  of,  through  M.  G.  Bulkley.  Governor 

Plalnville r  .  .  .  Congregational  Sunday  School,  through  S.  P.  Williams,  superin- 
tendent  

Plantsvllle Proceeds  of  concert  at.  through  Albert  L.  Ely 

Reynolds Through  J.  C.  Bomberger.  Harrlsburg,  Pa 

Seymour Citizens  of.  through  S.  H.  Canfleld ' 

Shelton Women's  Christian  Temperance  Union  of.  through  Chas.  B.  Clark. 

cashier 

South  Manchester.     .  .   .  Citizens  of.  through  R.  O.  Chenley,  treasurer 

South  Norwalk Citizens  of.  through  F.  Comstock.  mayor 

Stamford Citizens  of,  through  Edwin  S.  Holly 

Thompson Through  J.  C.  Bomberger,  Harrlsburg.  Pa 

Torrlngton Citizens  of.  through  Brooks  Brothers 

Walllngford Citizens  of,  through  W.  H.  Newton,  treasurer 

Waterbury, Board  of  Trade,  through  G.  L.  Parsons 

Westbrook Congregational  Church,  through  T.  D.  Post 

Westport Board  of  Trade,  through  Oscar  I.  Jones,  treasurer 

West  Cornwall Women's  State  Grange,  through  Mrs.  8.  S.  Gold 

Wlllimantlc.      First  Congregational  Church,  through  W.  C.  Jileson.  chairman.    . 


$1.1T7  70 

10.000  00 

S6  00 

500  00 

1.000  00 

25  00 

1.266  55 

397  75 

100  00 
100  00 

50  00 

2.298  74 

2.347  00 

35  00, 

19  40 

500 

10  60 
60  00 
216  26 
150  00 
35  00 
156  25 
7. 167  27 

822  00 
849  92 
50  00 
2,081  21 
1.025  00 
100  00 
201  22 

25  00 
178  00 

65  27 
106  26 

37  09 
827  89 

600 

3.000  00 

2,453  90 

3. 144  84 

160  60 

561  84 

403  00 

4.130  86 

46  48 

71  50 

48  75 

112  00 


Governor's  Fund. 

H.  Hayden. 


Windsor  Locks Congregational  Church,  through  J. 

Winsted Through  General  Hastings 

Woodbury Citizens  of.  through  J.  A.  Freeman 


T 


71  81 
28  11 


Daicota, 


Dakota. 

From  citizens  of .  through  J.  M.  Bailey.  Treasurer: 

Mrs.  Mary  W.  Jones,  Drayton,  Dakota $2  00 


G.  G.  Huntley,  Sherbrooke.  Dakota,  , 
N.  B.  Cassell,  Sherbrooke,  Dakota,  . 
W.  A.  Winston.  Sherbrooke,  Dakota, 
E.  P.  Beldon,  Sherbrooke.  Dakota,  . 
B.  A.  Seymour.  Sherbrook,  Dakota,   , 

J.  W.  Allen.  Sheldon 

W.  H.  Watson.  Valley  Springs.      .  .   . 


500 
500 
500 
500 
500 
1  00 
1  00 


Deadwood Fire  department,  through  L.  F.  Whitbeck.  Co.  B 

Graffan Citizens  of,  through  Gov.  A.  C.  Mellette,  Bismark,  Dakota.     .  .   . 

Halse Soreng  family,  through  J.  M.  Bailey,  treasurer 

Minnehaha Palisades,  Teacher's  Association  of.  through  J.  M.  Bailey,  treas- 
urer,   

Kapid  City W.  S.  Peterson 

Sioux  Falls Citizens  of,  through  W.  E.  Willey,  mayor 

D.  Davidson  &  Co 

Terraville Citizens  of,  through  Mrs.  John  Gray 

Volga Ante  Missourians  Church,  through  J.  M.  Bailey,  treasurer 

Churches  of,  through  J.  M.  Bailey,  treasurer 


28  oe 

80  00 

100  00 

4  00 

21  GO 

500 

450  0« 

55  17 

135  OQ 

18  60 

12  01 

Florida. 

Bradentown,     Through  General  Hastings 50 

Fernandina Citizens  of,  through  R.  C.  Cooley,  cashier 217  2& 

Howard  Association  of.  through  R.  C.  Cooley.  cashier 100  00 

Gainesville, H.  F.  Dutton  &  Co 100  00 

V                                                Presbyterian  Church,  through  A.  B.  Curry,  pastor 31  25 

Jacksonville Hebrew  Benevolent  Society  of.  through  committee, 150  00 

O.  M.  Mitchell  PostG.  A.  R.  (forG.  A.  R.    Johnstown),  through 

committee 50  00 

Children  of  the  Hebrew  Sewing  Circle,  for  Israelites  of  Johnstown.  40  02 

Auxiliary  Sanitary  Association  of.    through  Charles   S.    Adams, 

secretary 2,000  00 

King's  Ferry M.  E.  Church.  South,  through  Robert  M.  Bvans 25  00 

Milton James  A.  ChaflBn 7  46 

Orlanda;      Citizens  of.  through  Charles  Cousen 27  00 

Pensacola Citizens  of,  through  W.  D.  Chipley,  president, 642  25 

Starke,      Through  General  Hastings 83  40 

St.  Augustine Citizens  of,  through  Ward  G.  Foster,  secretary 466  40 


Georgia. 

Atlanta Captain  J.  W.  Jacobs.  U.  S.  A 

Augusta,      Citizens  of,  through  committee 

Columbus,      Rescue  Hook  and  Ladder  Company 

Stonewall  Lodge  No.  25,  K.  of  P.  (for  families  of  the  K.  of  P. ), 

through  E.  H.  Jenkins 

Ducker  Station Andrew  P.  Rives 

Macon Citizens  of 

Proceeds  of  Juvenile  Concert 

Alexander  Proudflt 


10  00 

805  15 

105  00 

50  00 

200 

1.000  00 

25  00 

->  00 

8  Governor's  Fund. 

Marietta, Through  B.  K.  Legg: 

Mrs.  J.  W.  Baker $2  00 

B.  R.  Legg 5  00 

C.  S.  McCandllsh 2  00 

Rev.  H.  R.  Walker 5  00 

—  $14  00 

Savannah Benevolent  Society,  through  J.  M.  Solomons 1.000  00 

Cash 20 

Citizens  of,  through  John  Swartz,  mayor      3, 442  35 

Wlnterville Edward  Hutchison  and  F.  G.  Glenn 2  00 

^  Idaho. 

Blarkfoot Citizens  of.  through  A.  H.  Lyons 53  00 

Boise  Barracks, Co.    G,   Fourth   U.    S.    Infantry,   through  Robert  Alexander,   Co. 

G.  Fourth  Infantry •             U  50 

Boise  City Citizens  of ,  through  C.  W.  Maoii 402  00 

Fr«nklin Through  General  Hastings 6  OO 

Illinois. 

Alton Citizens  of.  and  glass  blowers,  through  H.  G.  McPipe,  mayor.    .  . 

Musical  entertainment,  through  Miss  W.  Frenchery 

Unitarian  Church  of.  through  S.  F.  Conner 

Anna Citizens  of.  through  Oliver  Alden 

Ashmore Citizens  of.  through  A.  F.  Robertson 

Auburn Citizens  of,  through  committee 

Auburn  Cornet  Band,  through  committee 

Austin Citizens  of,   through  J.  J.  McCarty 

Beardstown.  .......  Citizens  of,  through  T.  L.  Matthews,  secretary 

CarroUton Citizens  of.  through  L.  S.  Eldred,  mayor 

Catlin Citizens  of,  through  G.  W.  Tilton  and  R.  Clipson 

Cerro  Gordo D.  R.  Troxall,  through  H.  H.  Cummin 

C.  M.  Avery,  through  H.  H.  Cummin 

Chicago Chicago  Jewelers"  Association,  through  H.  S.  Peck,  president. 

Millard  Avenue  Congregation  Church,  through  J.C.Cromer,  pastor, 

Chillicothe C.  and  A.  Society,  through  Mrs.  C.  H.  Carroll 

Colehour .  Citizens  of ,  through  A.  C.  Ingraham,  cashier 

Decatur German  Aid  Society,  through  Thos.   A.  Spaeth  (for  Aid  Society. 

Johnstown) 

Elgin Citizens  of.  through  P.  S.  Bartlett.  treasurer 

Fairburg Citizens  of,  through  M.  Katz 

Freedom Citizens  of,  through  Willis  A.  Martin 

Galena Citizens  of.  through  B.  F.  Felt 

KeithsbuiK Keithsburg  Base  Ball  Club,  through  S.  C.  Henry,  mayor 

La  Grange First  Congregational  Church,  through  F.  D.  Cossitt.  treasurer,  .  . 

Le  Roy Citizens  of ,  base  ball  game,  through  A.  Dixon,  treasurer 

Lincoln Citizens  of.  through  Frank  Hoblit 

Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church,  through  Frank  Hoblit 

Jx)mbard Citizens  of ,  through  Rev.  A.  W.  Aackerman 

Mar8eille>< Prairie  Queen  School,  through  L.  P.  Swaney ^. 

Mendon Citizens  of.  through  C.  H.  Nutt.  chairman 

Minonk Citizens  of.  through  Josiah  Kerrick,  mayor 

Robert  Morris  Ix>dge  247.  F.  and  A.  M.,  through  Josiah  Kerrick, 

mayor 

Montlcello Entertainment  at,  through  C.  H.  Rhoades 

Mt.  Carmel Beauchamp  Chapel  M.  E.  S.  S..  through  R.  K.  Stees.  treasurer.  . 


119  75 

8e  75 

42  oa 

90  36 

.61  66 

73  25 

11  75 

100  00 

207  87 

82  05 

11  17 

34  11 

3  05, 

2.602  35 

;sooo 

132  00 

50  00 

25  oa 

2.234  87 

28  76 

195  50 

739  20 

17  55 

15  A 

58  70 

150  00 

8  11 

74  75 

280 

40  00 

288  20 

25  00 

27  50 

14  60 

Governor's  Fund.  9 

Mt.  Pulaski Through  General  Hastings $98  00 

Newark Amateur  Dramatic  Association  of,  through  Mrs.  Julia  M.  Hull,  .   .  20  00 

New  Canton Citizens  of.  through  committee 12  56 

Ottawa Citizens  of,  through  E.  C.  Allen,  treasurer 1.135  50 

Pekin Citizens  of,  through  B.  F.  Morland.  mayor 805  66 

Plainfleld Citizens  of ,  through  G.  N.  Chittenden 180  26 

Prairie  Centre Citizens  of,  through  J.  Belknap 44  60 

Quincy Citizens  of ,  through  Wm.  McFadden 2,256  56 

Richmond Citizens  of .  through  J.  N.  Burton 52  25 

Sidney Citizens  of.  through  Rev.  Geo.  L.  McNutt 46  03 

South  Chicago Citizens  of.  through  Rev.  T.  H.  Allen 293  02 

Employes  of  Steel  Company.  South  Chicago  Works 997  75 

Warsaw Through  H.  J.  McLuedde,  mayor .SO  00 

Yorkville Citizens  of ,  through  J.  R.  Marshall HI  00 

Na-au-say  Presbyterian  Church,  through  J.  R.  Marshall 36  00 

Indiana. 

Greensburg Citizens  of.  through  W.  W.  Bonner 110  37 

Greencastle Citizens  of,  through  Jerome  Allen,  cashier 432  46 

Common  Council,  through  Jerome  Allen,  cashier 200  00 

Order  of  Kings'  Sons,  through  Jerome  Allen,  cashier 35  00 

Hope  Bar  Company.     .   .J.  C.  Rominger  (for  orphans' fund) 10  00 

La  Fayette Through  Henry  C.  Finney,  clerk  : 

La  Fayette  Car  Works  and  employes $300  00 

S.  Vatter.  The  Evening  Call 296  00 

Henry  C.  Finney,  county  clerk 198  00 

F.  E.  D.  McGinley,  mayor 42  00 

Young  mens'  base  ball  game 40  00 

Bruce  &  Ball 14  86 


Ijh  Porte Through  A.  P.  Andrew,  Jr.,  ASon: 

A.  P.  Andrew $100  00 

Mr.  and  Mrs.  John  H.  Bradley 50  00 

S.  B.  Williams 6  00 

156  00 

Swedish  Lutheran  Church,  through  O.  J.  Silgestrom 20  07 

Nappanee Citizens  of,  through  B.  A.  Dausman 138  57 

New  Albany Through  General  Hastings .  50  00 

Osgood German  Lutheran  Church,  through  C.  G.  S.  Schmidt,  pastor,  ...  24  08 

Patriot Citizens  of,  through  C  R.  Green 14  50 

Peru,     Citizens  of,  through  R.  H.  Boustog 392  50 

Plymouth Concert  at,  through  Bessie  M.  Viets 81  91 

Rushvllle Citizens  of.  through  Geo.  C.  Clark 425  35 

Thornton Citizens  of,  through  committee 239  40 

I 

Waterloo Waterloo  Cadets,  through  F.  R,  Dickinson 17  00 

Winchester Citizens  of,  through  Seth  D.  Coates 248  51 

Iowa. 

Burlington      Citizens  of ,  through  Thomas  Hedge,  chairman 2,312  36 

Bryant Bryant  Lodge  No.  86,  O.  U.  A.  W.,  through  Adam  Millhaum  and 

H.  A.  Brockel 72  50 

Cedar  Rapids Children  of  Kindergarten  School  (for  motherless  children  in  the 

Conemaugh  Valley),  through  Miss  Fahnestock,  teacher 4  17 

Charter  Oak Through  General  Hastings 136  00 

Columbia. A.  C.  Heckathon 1  80 


$20  00 

13  OT 

76  00 

600 

500 

468 

500 

2.292  32 

194  50 

14.626  4ff 

1.060  68 

70  00 

5  31 

10  00 

1  00 

300 

200 

8  69 

240  50 

57  70 

8  75 

10  Governor's  Fund. 

Council  Bluffs German  Lutheran  Church,  through  M.  F.  Rohrer.  mayor 

John  M.  Haushamp,  through  M.  F.  Rohrer,  mayor 

Miss  Belle  Robinson,  concert,  through  M.  F.  Rohrer.  mayor.  .  .   . 

Rev.  Henry  Deling,  through  M.  F.  Rohrer.  mayor 

Rev.  Mackey.  through  M.  F.  Rohrer.  mayor 

Des  Moines Forest  St,  Baptist  Church,  through  J.  A.  Nash,  pastor 

Dewar C.  A.  Finley 

Dubuque Citizens  of.  through  R.  W.  Stewart,  mayor 

Fort  Madison Citizens  of,  through  H.  D.  McConn.  cashier 

Iowa Citizens  of,  through  V.  P.  Troombly.  state  treasurer 

Keokuk Citizens  of,  through  John  B,  Craig,  mayor 

U.  P.  and   German  Evangelical  Churches  of,  through  John  E. 

Craig,  mayor 

Manning Presbyterian  Church,  through  W,  C.  Paden,  pastor 

Prairie  City John  Graham 

Sioux  City W.  J.  H 

St.  Lau S.  A.  Worden  Congregational  Church,  through  General  Hastings,  . 

Waterloo T.  S.  Leavitt,  through  General  Hastings 

Webster  county Proceeds  of  picnic,  through  C.  C.  Carpenter.  Fort  Dodge,  Iowa.    . 

Wlnterset Citizens  of,  through  C.  C.  Newton,  treasurer 

Wlota.      Citizens  of,  through  D.  R.  Lore 

Wyman, Reformed  Presbyterian  Congregation,  through  O.  L.  Samson,  .  .   . 

Kansas. 

Achlson Through  General  Hastings 11  00 

Askaloosa C.tlzensof.  through  committee 26  25 

Belolt Bank  of.  through  C.  J.  Brown,  cashier 25  OC 

Ohanute,      Through  General  Hastings 13  4i' 

Clay  Centre Citizens  of,  through  G.  M.  Stratton, 54  00 

Brie L.  Stillwell 1  « 

Fort  Gibson Indian  Territory,  officers  and  men  of  companies  C  and  I,  Eigh- 
teenth regiment  U.  S.  A. ,  through  Brigadier-General  W.  Meirett.  78  OO 

Fort  Hays Proceeds  of  entertainment  at,  by  men  of  companies  B,  D  and  H, 

Eighteenth  regiment  Infantry,  through   Brigadier-General  W. 

Meirett 25  00 

Gardner Through  S.  G.  Long,  Belltlower  Grange  No.  621 1000 

Garnet, U.  P.  Church,  through  W.  Latimer 15  65 

Humboldt Proceeds  of  base  ball,  through  Jesse  Barker, 10  80 

Salem  Union  Sunday  School,  through  C.  A.  Fronk 10  00 

Hutchison Citizens  of.  through  Hiram  Constant,  mayor 400  00 

Kiona Citizens  of.  through  8.  Tannebaum 27  25 

Larned Proceeds  of  entertainment  by  Coyte  Glee  Club,  through  commit- 
tee   124  25 

Lawrence Citizens  of,  through  H.  C.  Vaughn , 174  50 

Citizens  of,  through  R.  G.  Jamison,  cashier 120  00 

Presbyterian  Church,  through  R.  H.  Van  Pelt,  pastor 50  00 

Leona Citizens  of.  through  G.  W.  Strohan 17  50 

Manhattan Proceeds  of  sale  of  three  cars  of  corn,  sold  In  Chicago,  from  city  of, 

through  George  F.  Stone 682  10 

McPherson Ladles  of  Episcopal  Church,  through  F.  P.  Holt 105  :i5 

Newton Ladles  Art  League,  through  Mrs.  M.  H.  Felgar 72  00 

Osage  City Through  General  Hastings 10  00 

Palmer Citizens  of,  through  committee 15  00 

Parsons Citizens  of,  through  Harry  K.  Lusk,  P.  M 15  85 

Rosedale Ladles' of  the  Degree  of  Honor  Lodge  A.  O.  U.  W,.  through  D.  B. 

Jones,  treasurer 126  35 


Governor's  Fund.  11 

Topeka North  Congregational  Church,  through  S.  E.  Busser $960  00 

Wa  Keeney.  .      Ladles'  Guild  of.  through  O.  A.  Cortright, .  5  00 

Captain  Frego  Woman's  Relief  Corps  No.  140,  Department  of  Kan- 
sas, through  Mrs.  Matilda  Huizell 10  00 

Wellington Citizens  of,  through  A.  H.  Smith 41  85 

Kentucky. 

Augusta,      City  Council  of,  through  Geo.  Doniphan 200  00 

Carlisle Employes  of  City  Cash  Store,  through  J.  A.  Chappell V2  ~b 

Danville Christian  Church  of .  through  J  as.  R    Marrs 10  50 

Second  Presbyterian  Church,  through  J.  A.  Cheek, 170  35 

Florence Citizens  of ,  through  T.  L.  Sweatman 43  00 

Frankford Proceeds  of  concert  by  Wayland  Graham,      62  50 

Citizens  of.  through  Thomas  Rodman 423  35 

Georgetown Citizens  of.  through  G.  H.  Nurmelly, 167  76 

Hickman Citizens  of,  through  George  Warren ^ 103  75 

Leltchfleld Citizens  of.  through  R.  J.  Basseli 5  30 

Louisville Citizens  of,  through  Wm.  Cornwall,  President  Board  of  Trade,  .   .  6.739  67 

Mrs.  Rachael  McAuley.  through  Wm.   Cornwall,  President  Board 

of  Trade 762  60 

Managers  of  Harris  Theatre,  through  Paulus  P.  Jacobs, 2,779  50 

City  Railway  Company,  through  Wm.   Cornwall.   President  Board 

of  Trade 600  00 

Citizens  of.  through  W.  N.  Haldeman 292  40 

Maysville Board  of  Council,  through  W.  M.  H    Cox 500  00 

Mt.  Sterling Through  General  Hastings 335  26 

Newport Relief  Committee,  through  W.  H.  Harton, 398  47 

School  Children,  through  John  Burke      100  00 

Employes  of  the  Addyston  Pipe  and  Steei  Company,  through  D. 

R.  P.  Dimmick 176  00 

Owensboro' Board  of  Trade,  through  Jas.  H.  Parrish 210  00 

Paducah Citizens  of.  through  George  LongstafT 268  00 

Stanford Lodge  No.  60  F.  &  A.  M..  through  A.  A.  Warren  (for  Masons  or 

their  families) 15  00 

Versailles, Churches  of .  through  D.  P.  Robb, 20  50 

Louisiana.  « 

Alexandria Through  General  Hastings 151  65 

Baton  Rouge K.  A   S.  and  others,  through  M.  G.  B.  McCullough, 500  00 

Donaldsonville Ascension  Branch  Sugar  Planters  Association,  through  committee,  400  00 

Citizens  of  the  Parish  of  Ascension,  through  committee, 71  00 

Labadleville Parish  of  Assumption,  through  Edgg-rd  Ancoln 100  00 

Monroe, H.  Klnderman 20  00 

New  Orleans Cotton  Exchange,  through  Stanley  O.  Thomas,      2.337  50 

Citizens  of 250  00 

Typographical  Union  No.  17,  through  James  Leonard,  president,  .  50  00 

Presbyterian,  through  H.  M.  Smith 42  25 

Shreveport Citizens  of,  through  R.  A.  Lindsay 232  00 

Wilson's  Pt E.  C.  Tollinger 10  00 

Maine. 

Auburn Sixth  Street  Chapel,  through  H.  C.  Day 7  00 

Dnlversalist  Convention,  through  Richard  Dusser, 308  90 

Augusta Few  Citizens  of.  through  C.  S.  Hlchborn 252  00 

Bangor Citizens  of.  through  C.  F.  Bragg,  mayor 284  50 

Brunswick Citizens  of ,  through  John  Furbish 150  00 


20  00 

2-5  00 

51  50 

12  U 

200 

80  00 

,927  41 

10  00 

500 

627  00 

41  00 

60  00 

25  60 

12  Governob's  Fund. 

Calais E»roceeds  of  Concert,  through  C.  A.  McCollough 8450  00 

Ellsworth Children  of  Congregational  Church  (for  children  at  Johnstown). 

through  C.  F.  W.  Hubbard 

Gardner.  , Citizens  of.  through  A.  W.  Spear,  mayor 

Kitterry Citizens  of.  through  Moses  A.  Stafford 

Lewistown Salvation  Army,  through  Thos.  Brockbanlc.  captain 

Frederick  L.  Odlin 

Receipts  of  Base  Ball  Game,  through  Frank  1j.  Noble  and  A.  K. 

McDonough 

Portland Citizens  of,  through  H.  S.  Melcher.  mayor 

Charles  Li.  B.  Perkins, 

Through  General  Hastings 

Saco Willis  T.  Emmons,  mayor 

Saccarapper Citizens  of.  through  Edward  B.  Bacon 

Waterville Citizens  of,  through  P.  S.  Heald 

••  The  Happy  Seven  "  of  Watervilie 

Maryland. 

Agricultural  College  P.  O.,  Lawn  party  at.  through  D.  M.  Nesblt 

Annapolis Citizens  of,  through  A.  Claude 

Baltimore Citizens  of,  through  Felix  Agnus 

National  Association  of  Master  Plumbers  of  the  United  States, 
through  John  Trounor,  president 

Proceeds  of  fair,  through  J.  R.  Akers 

Union  Court  No.  9,  Equitable  League,  through  W.  S.  Herring, 
treasurer, 

Young  Men's  Republican  Club,  through  W.  W.  Johnson,  president, 

Citizens  of,  through  F.  L.  Latrobe,  mayor 

Havre  de  Grace Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  through  J.  W.  Chamberlaine 

Philopolis Children  of  Bosley  Methodist  Episcopal  Church  (for  suffering  chil- 
dren of  Johnstown),  through  L.  M.  Bacon,  superintendent.  .  .   . 

Talbot  county Citizens  of ,  through  M.  M.  Hlggins,  treasurer.  Easton,  Md 

Thomastown Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  through  C.  A.  Plumer 

St.  Matthew's  Church.    .Girls'  Friendly  Society  of .  through  F.  S.  Hlpkins.  rector 

MassachusettH. 


25  00 

461  69 

6.035  75 

200  00 

4  32 

100  00 

50  00 

13,792  35 

36  37 

155  00 

600  00 

26  00 
300 

Adams,  * Through  H.  H.  Wellington,  cashier : 

Congregational  Church $116  70 

Daughters  of  the  King,  Zylonlte  Village 46  50 

Small  collections,  through  First  National  Bank.    ...       37  60 

Cniversalist  Churcli 31  50 

St.  Mark's  Episcopal  Church 22  00 

French  Citizens 12  00 

Bowen's  Corners  Sunday  School 6  00 

272  20 

Alllston Mrs.  Palmer,  through  B.  A.  Smith 1  00 

Boston Citizens  of,  through  Relief  Committee 150,000  00 

United  Society  of  Christian  Endeavor,  through  William  Shaw.    .  .  325  m 

Brockton Citizens  of ,  through  A.  R.  Wade,  mayor 6,aSl  71 

Cambrldgeport Citizens  of.  through  D.  M.  Chamberlin.  treasurer 9.170  14 

Canton Congregational  Church,  through  M.  B.  Tnyior 69  00 

Chelsea .•   •   •   •    •  Citizens  of .  through  J.  C.  Bomberger.  liarrisburg.  Pi» 1.173  42 

Citizens  of .  through  A.  B.  Champlin.  mayor 500  00 

Fall  River Citizens  of .  through  J.  F.  Jackson,  mayor 7,318  36 

Girls  and  boys  of .  through  M.  G.  B.  Swift 5  00 

Fitchburg Citizens  of.  through  Kli  Sulley.  mayor 3  100  00 


Governor's  Fund. 


13 


Gardner.      .   .  .   ,  Citizens  of.  tlirougii  J.  D.  Edgell.  treasurer 

Proceeds  of  concert,  through  J.  G.  Bdgell.  president 

Lawrence Citizens  of,  through  A.  E.  Mack,  mayor 

LeMars Citizens  of ,  through  J.  L.  Kibbon,  treasurer 

Lowell Citizens  of.  through  W.  Coburn.  treasurer 

Citizens  of,  through  W.  Coburn 

First  Baptist  Church  (for  Baptist  Church.  Johnstown),  through 
W.  Coburn 

Fire  Department  (for  flre  department.  Johnstown),  through  W. 

Coburn 

Lynn Cltizensjof,  through  A.  F.  Newall,  mayor 

Lasters"  Protective  Union,  through  A.  F.  Newall,  mayor, 

Manchang .  Baptist  Church,  through  H.  A.  B.  Peckham, 

Manchester Citizens  of.  through  Samuel  Knight,  treasurer 

Monson Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  through  G.  L.  Keeny 

Kings's  Daughters,  through  G.  L.  Keeny 

Nantucket Citizens  of ,  through  A.  G.  Breck 

New  Bedford Citizens  of 

Newburyport Citizens  of.  through  A   W.  Green  leaf,  treasurer 

Proceeds  of  game  of  ball,  through  George  O.  Atkinson 

Newton Mrs.  HA.  Brooke 

North  Tewksbury,     .  .   .  Baptist  Church  of.  through  Jesse  N.  Trull 

Shrewsbury Shrewsbury  Grange,  through  H.  L.  Goddard,  treasurer 

Taunton Citizens  of,  through  H.  H.  Hall,  mayor 

Ware Citizens  of.  through  D.  Oscar  Lovell 

East  Congregational  Church,  through  W.  S.  Hyde,  president,     .   . 

Woman's  Relief  Corps,  through  D.  W.  Miner 

Methodist  Society  of,  through  D.  W    Miner, 

Watertowd. Citizens  of.  through  C-  Q.  Pierce.   . 

Webster First  Congregational  Church  (for  orphans  of  the  flood),  through 

E.  L.  Spauldlng 

Westfleld Citizens  of.  through  C.  M.  Oakes 

Worcester Children's  Progressive  Lyceum  (for  orphans  of  the  flood),  through 

Robert  Fisher 

Worcester Citizens  of .  through  U.  A.  Marsh,  treasurer 

Citizens  of  through  H  A.  Marsh,  treasurer  (for  Wllliamsport. 
Pa.) 

Lodge  No.  75.  Order  of  Tonti,  through  F.  B.  Davis,  secretary.    . 

M.  T.  G..  through  General  Hastings 


$151  33 
246  91 
7.224  52 
457  85 
71500  (X) 
4.417  83 

50  00 


141  00 

4,940  96 

50  00 

13  50 

621  00 

21  83 

3  31 

1,136  93 

2,500  00 

2.172  30 

20  00 

25  00 

23  00 

26  50 

700  00 

382  03 

88  31 

80  02 

20  00 

1,523  65 

134  55 

1.608  16 

11  40 

14,141  94 

1,500  00 

25  00 

1  00 

Michigan. 

Albion Albioti  College  Orchestra,   through  Carl  B.  Scheffler 

Barren  Springs Citizens  and  ladles  of.  through  V.  L.  Reeses,  secretary 

Bay  City Citizens  of,  through  O.  A    Walrous,  mayor 

Calumet Congregational  Church  of,  through  E.  T.  Curtis,  treasurer 

Sunday  school  concert  at,  through  E.  T.  Curtis,  treasurer 

Coldwater Citizens  of,  through  C.  D.  Randall,  mayor 

Covert Congregational  Church  of,  through  P.  J.  Atkinson,  treasurer.    .  . 

Detroit K.  K.  Brando 

Bastlake lOmployees  of   the  R.    (i.    Peters    Salt    and    Lumber   Company. 

through  H.  W.  Carey 

Citizens  of.  through  H.  W.  Carey 

East  Saginaw Citizens  of ,  through  J.  S.  Bastbrook 

l*'llnt Citizens  of.  through  F.  D.  Baker,  mayor 

Baptist  Church  Society,  through  F.  D.  Baker,  mayor.       


100  00 

118  85 

2.027  71 

172  04 

50  99 

260  00 

14  43 

10  00 

167  00 

16  00 

3.197  01 

7i>3  00 

16  23 

14  Gevernor's  Fund. 

Frankenlust Lutheran  Congregation  of.  through  J.  L.  Himlneler NT  00 

Howard  City Through  General  Hastings 38  00 

Jackson Citizens  of,  through  J.  F.  Sannemon 1.291  68 

Lake  Linden Citizens  of.  through  W.  G.  Hegardt,  cashier 886  45 

Manistee Proceeds  of  concert,  through  R.  R.  Blackerer,  mayor 371  10 

Tirough  General  Hastings 53  37 

l>aptist  Church  and  Sunday  School,    through    H.    W.    Brayton, 

pastor,     10  00 

Marine  City Citizens  of.  through  Ij.  B.  Parker,  mayor 47  76 

Mt.  Pleasant Through  General  Hastings 51  00 

Negaunee Citizens  of ,  through  J.  Q.  Adams 600  00 

Olivet Contribution  from  estate  of  W.  B.  Palmer 26  00 

Oscoda Citizens  of.  through  J.  V.  O'Brien 140  OO 

Pontiac Citizens  of.  through  W.  G.  Hinsman.  mayor 640  61 

John  P.  Wilson 5  OQ 

Saginaw Citizens  of ,  through  D.  W.  Briggs,  cashier 1,052  00 

George  L.  Burrows 25  OD 

St.  Joseph Citizens  of.  through  Mrs.  N.  A.  Hamilton 101  00 

Sturgls Presbyterian  Church,  through  R.  P.  Shaw,  pastor 25  50 

Three  Oaks Citizens  of,  through  W.  C.  Hall,  treasurer. 15  75 

Congregational  Sunday  School,  through  W.  C.  Hall,  treasurer.  .   .  28  77 

German   Evangelical  and  Lutheran  Association,   through  W.   C. 

Hall,  treasurer 25  00 

West  Bay  City Citizens  of.  through  W.  J.  Martin,  mayor 858  78 

Ladles  of,  through  W.  J.  Martin,  mayor, 154  50 

White  Lake Children's  day  collections  at.  through  L.  Chandler,  pastor 11  OO 

Minnesota. 

Cha.tf)eld Presbyterian  Church,  through  G.  U.  Haven '  18  62 

Crookston Citizens  of .  through  James  W.  Lilly,  mayor 76  00 

Dulutb Through  General  Hastings 864  20 

Minneapolis Citizens  of,    collected  by    the    Pennsylvania    Relief   Committee, 

through  John  P.  Rea •        1,224  yi 

Redwood  Falls Post  85.    G.    A.    R..    Department  of  Minnesota,    through  C.    W. 

George 10  00 

St.  Paul James  K.  Reilly 10  00 

Watson Nils  Iverson 2  75 

Mississippi. 

Brookhaven Citizens  of,  through  F.  F.  Becker,  cashier 61  60 

Columbus Abner  C.  Tate 1  00 

Greenville Citizens  of ,  through  H.  Wllezlnskl 310  00 

Grenada Through  General  Hastings 102  60 

Jackson Citizens  of,  through  William  Henry,  mayor 486  60 

Citizens  of ,  through  President  Harrison 66  60 

Howard  Association,  through  James  D.  Stewart 100  00 

Port  Gibson Citizens  of .  through  James  W.  Person  and  Charles  1^.  Mason.  ...  15000 

Howard   Association,    through  Jaiues  W.    Person  and  Charles  L. 

Mason 100  00 

Washington  Lodge,  I.  O.  of  O.  F..  through  James  W.  Person  and 

Charles  L.  Mason 50  00 

Yazoo  City Through  General  Hastings 360  00 

Missouri. 

Albany Samuel  Clelland  and  sister.     ...       10  OO 

Bethany Through  General  Hastings 24  75 


Governor's  Fund.  15 

GallatlD Small  party  of  men  at.  through  Geo.  Tuggle,  cashier $15  00 

Independence Wm.  McCoy, 50  00 

Through  General  Hastings 160  00 

Irontown Proceeds  of  entertainment  at,  through  Ed.  Osbourne 44  75 

Island  City Z.  B.  Richards ' 5  00 

Jackson Evangelical  Lutheran  Church,  through  F.  Tiedman.      ..*..'..  18  00 

Kansas  City Pennsylvania  Relief  Committee,    through  C.  S.  Wheeler,    treas- 
urer  ' 10,000  00 

Linnens .  .  M.  B.  Church  (for  Juniata  Valley),  through  W    W.  Brinkley,     .   .  18  25 

Oddessa Oddessa  Congregation  of  Cumberland  Presbyterian  Church,  tJirough 

T.  R.  Taylor,  treasurer 11  92 

Pleasant  Hill Through  General  Hastings 12G  25 

Skidmore Sunday  school,  through  Nash  &  Dyke 10  48 

General  contributions,  through  Nash  &  Dyke 9  75 

Ladies  of  Pastor' s  Aid  Society,  through  Nash  &  Dyke 15  00 

St.  Charles Citizens  of,  through  L.  Rlnge,  mayor 172  00 

Vandalla Citizens  of,  through  Rev.  C.  H.  Porter 12  25 

Montana. 

Helena Through  General  Hastings 215  00 

Walkerville Employes  of  Alice  Gold  and  Silver  Mining  Company,  through  Wm. 

E,  Hall 184  00 

Nebraska. 

Albion, Musical  entertainment  at   through  M.  B.  Thompson,  treasurer      .  6060 

Ashland Through  General  Hastings 17  00 

Atkinson H.  H.  Saunders 10  00 

Aurora M.  E.  Church  of,  through  A.  C.  Crosthwaite,  pastor 6  00 

Blair Local  Club,  through  H.  H.  Cummin 105  65 

Broken  Bow Amateur  concert  at.  through  Chas.  Kloman 87  50 

Chester Citizens  of,  through  John  Hlndman 72  50 

Cozad M.  E.  Church   through  D.  Stevens,  M.  D 5  00 

Falrburg Through  General  Hastings 3  00 

Falls  City Through  General  Hastings 6  57 

Geneva, Through  General  Hastings 105  60 

Grand  Island Grand  Island  Lodge,  No.  1  A.  O.  U.  W 25  00 

Proceeds  of  matinee 63  55 

Citizens  of.  through  G.  H.  Thummell  and  Geo.  Bartenback,    ...  83  25 

T.  A.  Oakes 15  26 

Grottenburg  Ix)dge  A.  O.  U.  W. , 10  00 

Citizens  of,  through  O.  H.  Westcott 14  20 

Teachers  and  Scholars  of  Grand  Island  Public  Schools,  through 

Prof.  R.  J.  Barr 51  75 

Citizens  of,  through  O.  W.  Wescott 1  50 

Edgar  Lodge  No.   51,  A.  O.   U.   W.,  through  Geo.  H.    Barber. 

Edgar,  Nebraska 10  00 

C.  F.  Bentley 25  00 

(All  above  from  Grand  Island  were  sent  through  Chas.  F.  Bentley, 
cashier  First  National  Bank,  Grand  Island). 

Citizens  of.  through  H.  D.  Hemmlngs 6  50 

Collection  at  picnic,  through  H.  D.  Hemmings, 1  77 

Union  School  District,  through  W.  F.  Cook 1  00 

Greenwood Citizens  of.  through  D.  M.  Quackenbush.  cashier 12  00 

Citizens  of,  through  General  Hasting.s 48  00 

Hastings Citizens  of.  through  General  Hastings 116  00 

Hooper Citizens  of,  through  the  Omaha  Herald 44  25 


16  Governor's  Fund. 

Jansen Citizens  of,  througli  C.  Jansen.  cashier KiO  55 

Lincoln Eden  Musee  Company,  through  K.  B.  Graham,  mayor 112  05 

Lincoln  Lodge  No.— .A.  O.  U.  W.,  through  G.  H.  Simmons,  ...                 25  Oq 

Louisville Through  J.  P.  Ellis: 

Citizens  of ' $2  00 

Miss  Lizzie  Shyroclt 25 

Thos.  Shyrocli 25 

Jas.  Stander 50 

J.  P.  Ellis 25 

,          W.  B.  Shyroclt I  00 

Walter  Curforth, 25 

Rev.  J.  W.  Miller 25 

Peter  Ackerson aO 

McCook ME.  aud  Lutheran  Churches,  through  J.  W.  Kimmel 

Nebraska, Citizens  of .  as  follows,  through  J.  E.  Hill.  State  Treasurer  : 

J.  B.  Evans,  cashier  North  Platte  National  Bank 

Pearlie  Rlcker,  treasurer  Mission  S.  S. ,  Dewitt 

Congregational  Church,  Hastings.  Nebraska 

First  Presbyterian  Church,  Hastings,  Nebraska 

Catholic  Church,  Hastings.  Nebraska,     

First  Baptist  Church,  Lincoln,  Nebraska 

Nebraska  City, Proceeds  of  entertainment  by  Y.  M-  C.  A. ,  through  T.  W.  Deli- 
cate, treasurer 

Citizens  of, 

Omaha Pennsylvania  Association  of  Nebraska,  through  T.  C.  Brunner,  .  . 

Citizens  of,  * '  Herald  Fund, "  as  below: 

Baldwin,  Frank      

Brown,  H 

Ball  game,   •  •  Fats  and  Leans, " 

Ball  game,  U.  P 

Cajori,  A 

Clevis,  August 

Coliseum, 

Creighton,  James, 

Dewitt,  J.  M 

Diamond.  The 

Donabay.  Thomas 

Drum.  The 

Dunkln,  H.  J.      , 

Eacarett.  C.  K 

Ellis,  Franz 

Erland.  Ambrose 

Ewald.  H 

Fay.  H 

Goodrich.  C.  S 

Grlftltts.  Mrs.  Margaret, 

Harsha.  Rev.  W.  J 

Hammond.  Ralph  G.,     

Herald  employes 

Henderson,  John  P ^.  . 

lleaney,  Frank 

Hymen,  Harry 

l^ehman.  J.  H.  F 

Model  Steam  Laundry 

Montgomery,  James 


5  25 

21  00 

61  00 

745 

45  68 

16  17 

82  00 

106  82 

157  aO 

37  25 

421  50 

506 

1  00 

15  75 

22  50 

500 

00 

197  25 

500 

10 

.^00 

1  00 

2  00 

1  00 

1  00 

76 

I  00 

500 

1  00 

10  00 

50 

10  75 

20 

27  75 

200 

50 

1  00 

10  00 

17  00 

M 

Governor's  Fund. 


17 


Omaha, Citizen's  of.      "  HeruM  s  Fund,"' as  below. 

Morrow.  K.  M 

OBrlen.  Mrs.  J.  O 

Patterson,  J.  A 

Ritchie.  Mrs.  S 

Rurey,  C.  H 

S.  L.  Asseciation.  Tlie 

Sheely.  .1.  F..    .   .  .  . 

Smythe.  C.  J 

Varnansdale.  Miss  Rose 

Weaver.  John  A 

Worley,  Dr.  II.  A 

Withrow.  J.  T 

Cash,  no  names 

Citizens  of.  additional 

Citizens  of,  through  Alfred  Milland,  treasurer 

Palmer W.  C.  Beaty.  Sr . 

Palmyra First  Baptist  Church,  through  J.  O.  Moore 

Rijlng  City.   • W.  A.  Baldwin,      

Salem,   . Citizens  of.  through  General  Hastings 

Schuyler  and  Colfax  Co. .  Citizens  of.  through  W.  U.  Summer 

Shelton Presbyterian  Church,  through  David  Neely.  secretary.     .   .   . 

Stockholm,     E.  F.  Elmore,  S.  S 

Syracuse •  •   •  Citizens  of,  thrt^mgh  O.  Home,  cashier 

Talmadge James  Atkinson,  through  F.  P.  Fill,  cashier 

Wahoo Musical  Band  of,  through.  A.  A.  Cressman 

Wayne W.  GorstM.  E.  Church. .   .   . 

West  Point St.  Mary's  Catholic  Church,  through  Joseph  Reusing,  pastor. 

Weeping  Waters Citizens  of ,  through  General  Hastings .  .  . 

Wymore Wymore  Dramatic  Club,  through  J.  C.  Burch.  cashier,     .  .  . 


$1  00 

2.5 

1  00 

200 

1  00 

2  75 
10  00 

500 

50 

200 

2  50 

500 

55  00 

98  00 

,000  84 

2(5  75 

.12  00 

43  25 

10  10 

178  40 

10  00 

1  52 

115  50 

50  00 

CO  75 

25  35 

100  00 

13  41 

35  00 


Nevada. 


Nevada. 

.  Citizens  of,  through  R.  P.  Keating. 


1,100  00 


'Se'w  Hampshire. 

Concord Citizens  of.  through  Stillman  Humphrey,  mayor 

Claremont Citizens  of.  through  C.  T.  Gleason .  .  . 

Keene, Citizens  of,  through  H.  B.  Viall,  mayor 

Manchester Citizens  of,  through  G.  B.  Chandler 

Nashua Citizens  of,  through  Charles  H.  Burke,  mayor * 

New  Hampshire State  of, 

Portsmouth Middle  Street  Baptist  Church,  through  L.  E.  Staples 

South  Parish  Church  of.  through  A.  C.  Hoyt.  treasurer 

Unlversalist  Church  and  Sunday  School  of,  through  Thomas  E.  O. 
Marvin, 

Citizens  of ,  through  J.  J.  Laskey 


Ne-w  Jersey. 

Asbury  Park Citizens  of,  through  W.  F.  LeRoy    treasurer 

Proceeds  of  concert  at,  through  John  H.  Burtis,  treasurer. 

Seaside  Home  School,  through  Julia  Ross     

Aukland Reformed  Church,  through  F.  F.  Wilson 

Bayonne Citizens  of ,  through  John  Newman,  mayor 

Belvidere Citizens  of,  through  Edwin  N.  Crasts 

School  children  of.  through  Edwin  N.  Crasts 

Dramatic  Association,  through  Edwin  N.  Crasts 

2  Flood. 


1,438  66 

122  45 

616  60 

4.290  35 

1.138  00 

10,000  00 

168  67 

390  00 

34  23 

411  50 

707  00 

204  50 

48  00 

29.55 

1.602  95 

227  00 

23  45 

65  00 

18 


Governor's  Fund. 


Bloomfleld First  Presbyterian  Church  of ,  through  J.  K.  Oakes 

Bridgeport Citizens  of.  through  J.  F.  Trultt.  collected  by  Miss  Eva  M    Truitt. 

Bridgeton Citizens  of,  through  Jer.  Du  Bois 

Branchville Citizens  of   through  W.  H.  Dalrymple 

Camden Citizens  of,  through  W    F.  Rose,  treasurer 

Cape  May  Court  House.    Through  General  Hastings 

Carlstadt Dramatlscher  Verein  Concordia  through  Herman  Schultze 

Proceeds  of    Entertainment  by  Custer  Post  No.    IT.    G.    A.    R.. 

through  C    Isdell    secretary ". 

Proceeds  of  Base  Ball  Game,  through  Joseph  Kessler.  treasurer. 

Cranberry Citizens  of ,  through  J.  S.  Silvers 

Deckertown Citizens  of ,  G.  Ij.  Lawrence,  treasurer 

East  Orange Central  Presbyterian  Church,   through  A    Ramsey  McCoy,  treas- 
urer  

Calvary  M.  E.  Church,  through  A.  S.  Townsend.  treasurer,     .  .   . 

Elwood Presbyterian  Church  and  Sunday  School  of,  through  J.  T.  Irving, 

Freehold      Citizens  of,  through  .las.  S.  Yard 

Fort  Lee Good  Shepherd  Mission  of,  through  J.  Coyte.  treasurer,      ..... 

Gloucester,     .....  .  Citizens  of.  through  J.  R.  Jackson,  mayor ' 

Hackensack First  Reformed  Dutch  Church,  through  David  Terhune 

Hightstown S.  D.  Ely.  through  J.  Mount  Smith 

Jas.  I.  Ely 

Hoboken Proceeds  of  Entertainment,  through  Wm.  A.  Macy 

,  Citizens  of.  through  Wm.  A.  Macy.  treasurer 

F.  B.  Stevens 

Hopewell, Citizens  of,  through  Sarah  L.  Hagaman,  treasurer      

Hufifvllle Bethel  M.  E.  Church,  through  J    Wand  Clark 

Jersey  City Citizens  of,  through  L.  J.  Gordon,  treasurer 

Keyport Through  B.  B-  Ogden  : 

Wm    Bedle $2  00 

Garardus  Morris 1  00 

Adam  Haylar 1  00 

B.  B 1  00 

Cash 1  00 

Amount  deposited  at  post-oftice.  through  K,  McKinney 

La  Fayette Citizens  of,  through  F.  R.  S.  Hansicker, 

Livingston Citizens  of ,  through  J.  fl.  Parkhurst 

Madison,     W.  L.  Tlsdale,  through  General  Hastings 

Mlddlebush Garrett  Hageman 

Mont  Clair      Citizens  of,  through  John  A.  WiLson 

Morristown South  Street  Presbyterian  Church,  through  P.  H.  Hoffman    treas- 
urer  

South  Street  Presbyterian  Church,  through  P.  H.  Hoffman,  treas- 
urer, for  Conemaugh  Presbyterian  Church,  Johnstown,  Pa.,    .   . 
Through  G.  T.  Wertz.  mayor: 

First  National  Bank 1200  00 

Church  of  Assumption 215  00 

Baptist  Church t!8  50 

Methodist  Episcopal  Church 127  19 

Various  other  contributions 2;i7  00 


1220  42 

67  70» 

1,594  27 

93  70. 

6,381  84 

5  75 

25  00> 

82  55 

12  .50. 

307  54 

274  50" 

240  94 

160  OO 

12  08. 

608  5r 

11  24- 

1,815  85s 

170  45 

100  00- 

50  oa- 

23  501 

vl, 200  00' 

10  oa 

52  25 

7,000  00. 


600» 

15  7S> 

78  50. 

100  OO 

116  32 

10  00 

1.192  20. 

.%1  51 

200  OO 


M.  E.  Church,  through  J.  B.  Byram,  cashier  . 
First  Presbyterian  Cliurch.  through  Henry  Cory. 
The  King  8  Daughters,  through  A    I.  Creighton. 


847  (i» 
12  00 
171  71 
i:«  60 


Goveenok's  Fund. 


19 


Newark. 


New  Brunswick. 
Orange 


Peapack.     .  . 
Perth  Amboy. 


PhillipsburR. 


Princeton,  . 
Pt.  Pleasant. 
Rah  way.  .   . 
Rahway,  .  , 
Raritan,   .  . 


Rutherford. 


Shrewsbury, 
Somerville, 


South  Amboy, 
South  Orange. 
Vineland,    .  . 


Westfleld , 

Westville 

Woodb ridge  &  Lewaren, 
Woodbury 


Woodbury 


Henry  Frank 

Citizens  of .  through  Jos.  B.  Haynes,  mayor 

For  Mrs.  C.  Meisel 

Clinton  Avenue  Reformed  Church,  through  S.  H.  Wheeler 

Third  Presbyterian  Church,  through  B.  M.  Douglass 

Citizens  of.  through  E.  S.  Campbell,  treasurer 

For  Williamsport.  Pa 

Citizens  of,  through  Horace  Stetson 

Bernard  Coyle, 

Reformed  Church  at.  through  J.  W.  Taylor 

Citizens  of.  through  Patrick  Conway 

Thos.  H.  Cooper,  through  Patrick  Conway 

Citizens  of.  through  J.  S.  Bowers,  mayor 

Employes  of  Sheet  Iron  Company  (for  suffering  Ironworkers  at 

Johnstown),  through  Geo.  Danby.  treasurer 

Employes  of  Andover  Iron  Company,  through  Jos.  C.  Kent,  sup't. , 

Y.  W.  C.  T.  Union,  through  Grace  E.  Lewis 

Citizens  of.  through  T.  W.  Morrison 

Citizens  of.  through  Samuel  Milliken 

Citizens  of.  through  Ed.  Howe,  president 

Citizens  of.  through  H.  A.  Bennet.  Chairman 

Citizens  of .  through  E.  Martin 

Proceeds  of  base  ball  at,  through  John  G.  Smith,  treasurer 

Relief  Hose  Company,  through  J.  S.  Haynes.  treasurer 

St.  Bernard  Church  of ,  through  J.  W.  Saylor 

Reformed  Church  of.  through  L.  R.  Vredenburgh 

Citizens  of,  through  W.  A.  Preston,  mayor 

Chemical  Fire  Engine  Company  No.  3,  through  W.  A.  Preston, 

mayor 

Rutherford  Council  of  Order  of  United  Friends,  through  George 

W.  Post 

J.  Duconman.  Boiling  Springs  township,  through  W.  A.  Preston, 

mayor 

Presbyterian  Church,  through  Thaddeus  Wilson 

Citizens  of,  through  J.  W.  Taylor 

Citizens  of,  through  L.  R.  Vredenburgh 

Citizens  of.  through  F.  E.  De  Graw.  mayor, 

Citizens  of,  through  Joseph  Ramer 

Citizens  of,  through  C.  P   Lord,  mayor 

Vineland  Lodge  No.  22,  Universal  Order  of  Security,  through  D.  F. 

H.  Walls,  secretary 

Presbyterian  and  Episcopal  Churches,  through  N.  W.  Cad  well,  .  . 

Citizens  of,  through  L.  D    Stultz.  pastor 

Oitizens  of,  through  C.  W    Boyton 

Citizens  of,  through  D.  O.  Walkins,  mayor 

Citizens  of  Mlckleton.  N.  J.,  through  D.  O.  Walkins.  mayor,  .  .  . 
Citizens  of.  through  H.  C.  Loudenslager 


28,714  44 

1,000  00 

112  3t> 

300  00 

1.780  29 

1,000  00 

1.380  95 

2  00 

11  34 

632  21 

25  00 
871  95 

47  25 
109  50 

26  00 
2.049  12 
1.482  84 

«77  00 
50  00 

141  50 
85  69 

25  00 
70  00 
36  48 

260  82 

26  00 

10  OO 

10  00 
43  00 

236  00 
40  50 
90  25 

231  50 


25  00 
81  00 
109  75 
450  00 
750  00 
100  00 
187  75 


New  Mexico. 


Fort  Selden A.  P.  Frlck,  United  States  army, 

Fort  Wlngate Enlisted  Soldiers,  through  Thomas  Stevens,   first  sergeant,  troop 

A,  Sixth  United  States  cavalry 

Mescalero Howard  Thompson 


33  25 
1  00 


20 


Governor's  Fund. 


New  York. 

Adams Collection  from  Baptist  Church,   through  S.  C.  Thompson,  treao- 


Albioa Proceeds  of  Children's  Entertainment  at,  through  K.  T.  Coan.    .  . 

Amsterdam Citizens  of.  through  W.  W.  White,  treasurer 

Auburn Citizens  of.  through  Joseph  Clauderson 

Citizens  of.  through  James  Seymour,  cashier 

Auburn  Fire  Department  (for  Johnstown  ttremen) 

Aurora Through  General  Hastings 

Avoca Proceeds  of  festival  by  Lutheran.  Baptist  and  Methodist  Ladies' 

Aid  Societies  of 

Bath. Edwin  Cook  Hose  Company,  through  Edwin  Hassett.  president.    . 

Centennary  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  through  Thos.  E.  Bell.  . 

Rescue  Hooli  and  Ladder  Company,  through  B.  F.  Parker,  secre- 
tary  

Proceeds  of  entertainment  held  by  ladles  of  churches,  through  A. 

Depeyster 

Belleville Citizens  of,  through  Gteorge  S.  Casbolt,  treasurer 

Binghampton Citizens  of,  through  F.  H.  Stevens,  mayor 

Order  of  Red  Men.  through  V.  H.  Stevens,  mayor 

Boonvllle F.  A.  Willard 

Branchford Collections  at,  through  A.  B.  Harper 

Brooklyn '.  .   .  Citizens  of.  through  Rev.  T.  Dewitt  Talmage 

Relief  Committee  of,  through  Daniel  B.  Philips,  secretary 

Ross  Street  Presbyterian  Sabbath  School,  through  J.  C.  Loudon, 
superintendent 

Brooklyn  Federal  Republican  Club,  through  George  Kennuth. 
,.  president 

Aurora  Grata  Lodge  of  Perfection  of,  through  Edwin  Knowles.  T. 

P.  G.  M 

Brusher  Falls, Citizens  of,  through  L.  C.  Lang 

Burnt  Hills Citizens  of,  through  M.  L.  Green 

Cambridge Citizens  of ,  through  H.  H.  Parrish, 

Congregational  Church  of ,  through  H.  G.  Blinn 

Canton A.  S.  Walk 

Cape  Vincent. Citizens  of ,  through  James  W.  Hillman, 

Carthage Citizens  of,  through  M.  P.  Mason,  treasurer 

Carnillus, Society  of  Christian  Endeavor,  through  W.  R.  Bingham,  president. 

Citizens  of.  through  S.  H.  Cook,  Jr 

Cato Cato  Lodge  141  F.  and  A.M.,  through  J.  W.  Haperaan.  trea-^urer, 

Catsklll Citizens  of,  through  Rufus  H.  King, 

Synod  of  Reformed  Church,  through  Rufus  H.  King 

Cazenovia School  Children  of,  through  H.  F.  Ludlow 

Proceeds  of  Entertainment  at,  through  J.  H.  T.  E.'feurr 

Chittenango Citizens  of,  through  C.  A.  Bloom, 

Cincinnatus Congregational  Church  of,  through  Edson  Rogers,  pastor 

Cohoes Citizens  of.  through  J.  and  M.  Walla 

Proceeds  of  concert  of  the  Cohoes  Philharmonics  at.  through  H. 

M.  Sweet, 

Cooperstown Citizens  of .  through  J.  F.  Reustle.  committee 

College  Point Through  Henry  Kraemer ■. 

Corana Knights  and  Ladles  of  Honor,  through  C.  H.  George,  treatturer,    . 

Cortland Citizens  of,  through  C.  P.  Walrud,  treasurer 

Currytown Reformed  Church  of.  through  R.  Dlevendorf 

Dickinson  Centre.  .  .   .  .  R.  P.  Lundy,  through  General  Hastings 


29  59 

550 

2.500  00 

2.922  52 

366  26 

55  00 

M  00 

57  15 
100  00 
62  00 

50  00 

262  00 


66  25 

7  00 

19  02 

90,000  00 

5. 405  23 

279  35 

201  50 

50  00 
156  42 

29  32 
129  54 

30  00 
10  78 
40  35 

244  52 
13  30 

170  25 

131  45 
1.127  38 

160  15 
13  76 
74  15 

12;$  50 
;i8  00 

192  36 

12  75 

1.000  00 

273  80 

81  00 
925  64 

27  00 

27  00 


Governor's  Fund. 


21 


DolgevlUe.     .  . 

Euclid 

Fayetteville.  . 
Findley's  Lake, 
Fort  Covington, 
Frankllnvllle,   . 


Fredonia. 
Fulton, 


Gloversville 

Goshen 

Greenville,   Norton   Hill 


Hamilton. 
Havanna, 
Herkimer, 


Highland  Falls, 


Highwood. 
Homer.     . 


Hornellsville.   .   , 

llion 

Ithaca 

Jamesville,  .  .  . 
Jeffersonville.  .  . 
Johnstown,  .  .  . 
Jordanville,  .  .  . 
Kinderhook.  .   .   . 

Kingston 

La  Fayette     .   .  . 

Laurens 

Leona 

Leonardsville,  .  . 
Little  Falls.    .   .   . 

Lockport 

Lodi 

Long  Island  City. 


Hempstead.  Long  Island, 

LowvlUe 

Massena 

Mattewana  and    Fishkill 
Mattewan 


Citizens  of,  through  Alfred  Dolge $344  25 

Euclid  Methodist  Church,  through  D.  W.  Shermer,  pastor 15  00 

Citizens  of,  through  R.  W.  Baton,  cashier 145  40 

Through  General  Hastings, 11  10 

Citizens  of,  through  Jas.  Y.  Cameron 165  00 

Citizens  of ,  through  J.  D.  Case,  cashier, .  3  00 

United  Presbyterian  Church  of,  through  Rev.  J.  B.  Lee,  pastor.  .  67  30 

Citizens  of,  through  M.  M.  Fenner 227  22 

Citizens  of.  through  C.  W.  Streeter 290  75 

Citizens  of,  through  John  R.  Strang 495  16 

Citizens  of,  through  W.  D.  West,  treasurer 1,873  25 

Citizens  of,  through  C.  G.  Elliott 782  25 

,  Freehold  and  Woodstock, Citizens  of,  through  Mrs.  James  Feeney, 

of  Cairo.  N.  Y 25  00 

Citizens  of,  through  W.  M.  West,  treasurer 284  04 

Mrs.  B.  B.  Hopkins,  stamps,  through  General  Hastings 51 

Citizens  of,  through  L.  A.  Lawton,  treasurer 624  75 

L.  A.  Lawton 6  00 

Proceeds  of  concert  of  the  Teutonia  Maennerchoir,  through  Henry 

Steen 150  00 

Citizens  of,  through  Wm.  Longendyke 61  20 

Congregational  Church  collection,  through  W.  A.  Robinson,  pastor.  87  75 

Proceeds  of  concert,  through  W.  A.  Robinson,  pastor 18  25 

Times  Association,  through  A.  H.  Bunnell 100  00 

Citizens  of ,  through  V.  C.  Shepherd,  chairman 1,092  62 

Through  General  Hastings 2,716  25 

Citizens  of,  through  C.  McCarthy 42  50 

German  Presbyterian  Church  of,  through  H.  Hansman,  pastor,     .  29  25 

Citizens  of ,  through  Frank  Hanson,      . 1.454  55 

Citizens  of.  through  H.  Walter 18  50 

Citizens  of,  through  Jas.  A.  Reynolds 297  00 

Citizens  of ,  through  S.  D.  Coykendall.  of  Rondout,  N    Y 1.798  50 

Collection  at,  through  Johnnie  Hoyt , n  15 

Receipts  of  a  sociable,  through  Mrs.  M.  C.  Merete 51  88 

SallleC.  Pettergill.  through  David  Wilber 5  00 

Few  friends  in.  through  Wm.  C.  Daland 60  00 

Citizens  of,  through  Jos.  Aldrldge 2, 8.S6  25 

Church  collection,  through  J.  W.  Sandborn 18  50 

Reformed  Church  at.  through  Peter  Lott,     20  50 

Citizens  of.  through  J.  B.  Lockwood 1,479  72 

Citizens  of .  through  F.  W.  Bleckwenn 284  82 

Citizens  of.  through  Geo.  Petry.  treasurer 250  00 

Helping  Hand  Circle  of  the  King's  Daughters  of  Bast  Avenue  Bap- 
tist Church,  through  Blbert  Fleet 62  89 

Citizens  of,  through  C.  A.  Snedeker 53  50 

Public  School  Children  of ,  through  Sheldon  J .  Pardee,  supt 452  77 

Citizens  of.  through  Geo.  Petry 100  00 

Citizens  of,  through  A.  D.  Rosenthal 10  00 

Proceeds  of  festival,  through  Mrs.  E.  J.  Boshart 136  15 

Citizens  of.  through  L.  S.  Derosia 127  80 

-on-the-Hudson.  Board  of  Trade,  through  John  Place,  secretary,  240  75 
Through  Chas.  H.  Watson  : 

Employes  of  Wm.    Carroll  Hat  Factory,  through  Miss 

Crldland  and  Miss  Flanagen j!112  50 

Proceeds  of  base  ball  game  at 43  00 

155  50 


22  Governor's  Fund. 

Mattewan Employes  ol  the  Mattewan  Manufacturing  Company,  through  B. 

F.  Treen.  treasurer $400  00 

McGranville Presbyterian.  Baptist  and  Methodist  Societies  of.  through  H.  K. 

Alexander, 21  05 

Mexico Contributions  of  a  few  friends  of,  through  Henry  Humphries.    .  .  31  60 

MiddlebuTK, Through  J.  E.  Young,  editor  Gazette  : 

Lutheran  Church 837  00 

Reformed  Church 29  16 

Methodist  Church 42  84 


Middletown Citizens  of ,  through  J.  E.  Iseman,  mayor 

MiUerton Contributions  received  by  Millerton  Telegram,  through  Deacon  & 

Card 

Morris, Hillington  Chapter  No.  224,  at,  through  J.  A.  Ward.  H.  P 

Morristown Citizens  of.  through  James  Crawford,  treasurer 

Newburg,    .  .  .• Citizens  of.  through  B.  B.  Odell.  mayor 

New  Hamburg Congregation  and  Sunday  School  of  the  M.  E.  Church  of .  through 

William  G.  Ferris 

New  York •  Bill  and  Bill"  of 

United  States  Brewers' Association,  through  T.  J.  Leferis 

New  Yorlc  City, American  Legion  of  Honor,  through  George  B.  Souper,  cashier.  . 

Adams'  Express  Company,  through  John  Hoey,  president 

Arthur  Beckwlth 

John  J.  Covington, 

Andrew  G.  CofBn 

Coffin,  Redlngton  &  Co 

Equitable  Life  Assurance  Society,  through  P.  G.  Cuyler 

Foreign  insurance  companies,  through  Drexel,  Morgan  &  Co. ,    .   . 

R.  J.  Glllenger 

Mutual  Life  Insurance  Company,  through  R.  A.  McCurdy.  presi- 
dent  

New  York  Produce  Exchange,  through  J.  E.  Thurber.   treasurer. 

Contributions  from  Lack  <k  Bell,  through  William  Byrnes 

William  Stonebeck 

Stationers'  Board  of  Trade,  through  Koch  Sons  &  Co. ,  as  follows  : 

Koch  &  Sons $250  00 

Boorum  &  Pease '  250  00 

Bberhard  Faber 250  00 

.iebenworth.  Von  Aun  &  Co 250  00 


109  00 

1,616  00 

48  50 

25  00 

81  60 

5.171  44 

12  00 

7  00 

10,000  00 

390  00 

5.000  00 

25  00 

25  00 

50  00 

50  00 

10,000  00 

10,000  00 

5  00 

10.000  00 

12.000  00 

520 

15  00 

1.00000 

stationers'  Board  of  Trade,  through  G.  L.  Pease,  president.   ...  6.033  30 

Schoolmates  and  Friends,  through  George  E.  Cutler 7  00 

New  York  World,  through  William  L.  Davis,  V.  P 7,000  00 

West  Brighton  and  Port  Richmond.  Staten  Island,  citizens  of.  through  James  Kerr,  treas- 
urer   600  00 

New  York  City Young   ladles   of    New    York.    King's   Daughters'   Circle,    ' '  The 

Seekers. "  through  Mrs.  J.  Howard  Foote.  president 20  00 

New  York  Jewish  Volkszeitung.  through  Brooks,  Goldstein  &  Co. .  49  55 

Congregation  of  Kaal  Adas  Jeshnuren,  through  T.  Morris  Clark,  .  291  00 

East  Pier  National  Bank,  through  General  Hastings 50  00 

Proceeds  of  entertainment  under  the  auspices  of  the  Volksadvocat, 

through  Ferdinand  Levy 287  00 

New  York  Jewish  VogelzHtung.  through  Kauter.    Brooks  A  Gold- 
stein   125  00 

West  Presbyterian  Church.  J.  R.    Paxton.   pastor,   through  B.   F. 

Hyde 1.923  94 


Governor's  Fund. 


New  York  City, 


New  York  Mills. 


.  St.  Cecil  Stewart.  U.  S.  A  .  through  W.  C.  &  F.  P.  Church.     .  .   . 

Wholesale  Liquor  Dealers'  Association,  through  William  A.  Tyler, 
New  York 

Music  Trade  Review,  through  General  Hastings 

Mail  and  Express,  through  General  Hastings 

H    B.  Holmes,  through  General  Hastings 

Through  Rev.  J.  W.  Simpson  : 

John  W.  Simpson, J!2  00 

George  Bright 1  00 

A.  Hough 50 

Miss  Cora  Case 1  00 

J.  Shiver 1  00 

Mrs.  Jennie  Werwick .'iO 


New  Rochelle, 
Nyack,  .... 


Ogdensburg, 


Oneonta 

Onondago  Valley, 
Oswego 


Owego, 


Citizens  of,  through  E.  Lambden,      

NysMk.  Evening  Journal,  through  A.  E.  Staezelbarth 

Citizens  of,  through  C.  A.  Chapman,  president, 

Citizens  of,  through  Charles  Ashley 

First  Congregational  Church,  through  S.  W.  Leonard,  treasurer.  . 

Citizens  of,  through  President  Harrison, 

.  Citizens  of,  through  Rev.  A.  E.  Wilson 

Union  meeting  of  churches  at,   through  Rev.  O.  H.  McAnulty, 

pastor 

T.  W.  Machew,  through  John  P.  Roberts,  treasurer  ( for  some  poor 

family) 

First  Baptist  Church,  through  W.  H.  Kenyon 

Twenty-ninth  and  Thirty-eighth  Separate  Companies  N.  G.  S.  N. 

Y.,  through  D.  S.  Radcliff.  treasurer 

TheM.  P.  Church  of  North  Scriba.  through  C.  Wielrig 

Citizens  of,  through  Oswego  Palladium, 

Citizens  of ,  through  Dally  and  Weekly  iJecord 

Proceeds  of  Base  Ball  Game,  through  H.  W.  Parmalle 

"No  Name  Circle,"  King's  Sons  Grace  Chapel,    through  L.  W. 

Mott 

Citizens  of.  through  J.  T.  Mott,  president 

Onaguago  Tribe  No.  94,  I.  O.  R.  M.,  through  Jesse  L.  Mott, 

as  follows  : 

A.  J.  Butler fl  OO 

J.  L.  Mott, . 


D.  Arntz,    .  .   .  . 

B.  B.  Badge,  .  . 
L.  Morris,  .  .  .  . 
W.  C.  Lamb,    .  . 

C.  P.  Newall,  .  . 
Qeo.  D.  Watrous. 
C.  F.  English,  . 
Chas.  Wrtght,  .  . 


1  00 
1  00 
1  00 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 
50 


23 

$10  00 

988  00 

35  00 

165  29 

119  51 

6  00 

78  00 

200  00 

229  50 

1,«02  .')2 

12  60 

25  00 

3  .50 

210  47 


200  00 

51  00 

411  03 

10  00 

484  28 

316  00 

59  70 

60  00 

728  63 

Palmyra. 
Penn  Yan, 
Perry,    .  . 


Peru,     .  . 
Phoenix, 
Plattsburg. 
Pottsdam, 


Citizens  of,  through  S.  E.  Harkness, 

Citizens  of,  through  Chas.  Hunter 

Citizens  of,  through  H.  W.  Page 

The  Young  People  of,  through  Lottie  Mclntyre, 
Citizens  of,  through  G.  A.  Lewis,  treasurer,  ,  . 
Citizens  of,  through  Rev.  G.  P.  Llnderman.    .  . 

Citizens  of,  through  M    F.  Parkhurst 

Citizens  of,  through  B.  Usher,  treasurer,  .  .  ,  . 
Normal  School,  through  E.  H.  Cook 


443  50 
284  00 

7  50 

73  50 

121  00 

1.75T  16 

451  80 

25  00 


24 


Governor's  Fund. 


Port  Byron. 
Port  Gibson. 
Randolph, 
Red  Hook.  . 


Through  R.  M.  Howard,  treasurer. 

Mrs.  Emma  J.  Parker 

Through  General  Hastings 

Citizens  of ,  through.!.  S.  Grouse,  as  follows: 

Thomas  Elinendorf $10  00 


$12  5» 

10  oa 

5  0» 


.T.  S.  Crouse.  .  .  . 
B.  B.Hoffman.  .  . 
R.  L.  Massoneon. 
Mrs.  A.  Allendorf. 
J.  W.  Elseffer,  .  . 
R.  B.  Herenor,  .  . 
J.  W.  I^ewis,  .  .  . 
D.  W.  Wilbur,  .  . 
Wm.  M.  Hoffman, 
"P..  L.  Cookingham. 
John  Hobbs,  .  .  . 
W.  E.  Button,    .  . 


10  00 
10  00 
500 
500 
500 
SOO 
500 
2  00 
200 
1  00 
1  00 
1  00 


Remsen,      ....'....  Citizens  of,  through  O.  S.  Evans,  treasurer . 

Rhinebeck Citizens  of,  through  W.  H.  Shall 

Fire  Department,  through  W.  H.  Shall . 

Richfield  Springs Proceeds  of  Recital  at,  through  E.  A.  Hinds 

Rome, Citizens  of.  through  A.  C.  Kissinger 

Rondout,     Thos.  Cornell ' 

Lutheran  Church,  through  S.  D.  Coykendall,     

East  Kingston  S.  S.,  through  S.  D.  Coykendali 

Salem Citizens  of,  through  Mark  L.  Sheldon 

Saratoga  Springs Citizens  of,  through  C.  D.  Thurker 

Sanquoit A.  D.  Stelle 

Sangerties Citizens  of,  through  W.  R.  Sheffield 

Schenectady Citizens  of,  through  H.  S.  De  Forest,  mayor,     

Schoharie Citizens  of,  through,  Jas.  M.  Burns,  cashier 

Schuylerville Reformed  Church  of.  through  J.  H.  DeRldder 

Seneca  Falls, Cornet  Band  of 

Grand  Army  of  the  Republic 

Iron  Moulders'  Union, 

(Mtizens  of, 

Sennett W.  C.  T.  Union,  through  Mrs.  H.  Mason 

Sharon  Springs Leesville  Lutheran  Church,  through  A.  H.  Kennedy,  secretary,    . 

Sherburne Citizens  of,  through  Joshua  Pratt 

Shortsvllle Presbyterian  Society  of,  through  H.  O.  Kllnck 

Sing  Sing Citizens  of.  through  S,  M.  Sherwood 

Sliver  Springs      Citizens  of,  through  C.  S.  Walker,  treasurer 

Smyrna First  Congregational  Church,  through  D.  L.  Swoet.  sup't 

Stockholm Citizens  of ,  through  W.  J.  Arkell 

Syracuse Citizens  of.  through  W.  B.  Kirk,  mayor, 

Red  Cross  Society  of,  through  A.  F.  Lewis 

Townsend  Orphan  School,  through  T>.  McCarthy,  treasurer,     .  .   . 

Infant  Class  of  Trinity  Sunday  School  and  Townsend  Orphan 
School,  through  D.  McCarthy,  treasurer 

Trinity  Chapter  of  the  Brotherhood  of  St.  Andrew,  through  Geo. 
E.  Congdon,  secretary 

Farmers'  Fertilizers  Company  of 

Young  People's  Society  of  Westminster  Church,  through  W.  B. 
Kirk,  mayor, 


62  oa 

150  23 

474  50 

46  60 

208  00 

778  19- 

1,000  00 

52  87 

23  00 

282  50 

554  35. 

120  OO 

984  57 

2,967  68. 

168  Sft 

43  04- 

144  76. 

25  OO 

25  OO 

705  25- 

12  00' 

70O 

100  OO 

43  75. 

2.169  55. 

17  25. 

29  3ft 

42  50 

14,728  78: 

129  0» 

28  OO 

143  ;« 
.-woo 


5  5(> 


Governor's  Fund.  25 

Syracuse Employes  of  theD. .  Jj.  &  W.  Railroad  Company,   through  W.  B. 

Kirk,  mayor $35  25 

King's  Sons  and  Daughters,  through  VV.  B.  Kirk,  mayor 3  57 

Taberg Citizens  of.  through  A.  C  Kissinger 42  45 

Trumansburg Presbyterian  Sunday  School  of,  through  R.  J.  Hunt 49  30 

Proceeds  of  Fair  held  by  Hermione  Camp,  through  Mary  Hubbard 

and  May  Wolverton  (for  some  little  girl  at  .Johnstown),- 

Union Citizens  of.  through  A.  F.  Chaffe,  pastor 

Utica Citizens  of.  through  Russell  H.  Wicks,  treasurer 

Sunday  School  in  vicinity  of,  through  Russell  H.  Wicks,  treasurer. 

Citizens  of,  through  General  Hastings, 

Valade Citizens  of,  through  G.  V.  B.  Clark 

Walden Citizens  of,  through  Jacob  Sears 

Walton Citizens  of.  through  J.  H.  Townsend,  president 

Wapplngers Citizens  of,  through  B.  S.  Wilber,  treasurer 

Republican  League  Club,  through  B.  S.  Wilbur,  treasurer 

Washlngtonville     .   .   .   .  First  Presbyterian  Church,  through  Augustus  Dennlson,  treasurer, 
Waterford Citizens  of   through  .7.  E.  Kelly    treasurer 

Citizens  of.  through  General  Hastings 

Waterloo Citizens  of ,  through  W.  S.  Carter 

^tna  Hook  and  Ladder  Company  of .  through  W.  S.  Carter 

Watertown Citizens  of ,  through  J.  H.  Camp   treasurer 

Waterville.     .  .       ...   .  Citizens  of .  through  S.  W.  Goodwin,  cashier 

Waverly Citizens  of,  through  First  National  Bank 

West  Chazy Citizens  of.  through  L.  D   Blklns.  pastor 

West  Troy Memorial  Church,  through  Walter  Laldlow 

Proceeds  of  Entertainment  by  Young  Men.  through   W.  W.  Bra- 
man.  Jr 

West  New  Brighton.     .   .  Workingman  s  Club  of,  through  .Tames  Kerr,  treasurer 

White  Plains Citizens  of ,  through  W.  B.  Tlbbltts 

Whltestone Citizens  of ,  through  W    Worms,  treasurer 

Williamson Williamson  Grange  Patrons  of  Husbandry,  through  J.  S.  Anthony, 

Citizens  of ,  through  J.  S.  Bennett 

TSonkers Citizens  of .  through  J.  Harvey  Bell,  mayor 

North  Carolina. 

Chapel  Hill,  ,.-....  M.  B.  Church   through  W.  B.  North 

Charlotte Royal  Arcanum  ( for  Royal  Arcanum,  .Johnstown),  through  H.  C. 

Eccles 

Citizens  of,  through  H.  C.  Eccles  : 

Abram.  S    P $5  00 

Arnot,  R 5  00 

Alexander,  S.  P 5  00 

Beck.  S.  E 5  00 

Bryan,  G.  W 5  00 

Burret  &  Durm 5  00 

Davidson,  A.  B 5  00 

Donalson,  C.  S 5  00 

Eccles.  H.  C 5  00 

BMeld,  R.  H 1  00 

Gibbon,  Dr.  R. ,     5  00 

Goldsmith,  A.  M 2  50 

Harris,  May 1  00 

Havona,  G.  B 2  50 

Holland,  J.  R 5  00 

Hurst  Publishing  Company 5  00 


8  00 

51  50 

2,44T  62 

5  11 

4.500  00 

200  00 

87  00 

272  29 

24  25 

38  00 

66  29 

.337  50 

121  80 

600  75 

50  00 

1,500  00 

417  80 

243  50 

41  00 

114  30 

37  80 

178  03 

851  60 

411  25 

25  00 

62  40 

4.968  52 

26 

Charlotte, 


Governob's  Fund. 


Johnston.  Mrs.  R $5  00 

Kauffman,  W 500 

McAdam.  Giles 5  00 

McAdam.  J.  H 5  00 

McComb.  Dr.  J.  P 5  00 

Moyer.  J 500 

Nash.  Fred 1  00 

Gates,  R.  M 5  00 

Pesrram.  M.  P 5  00 

Shammerhall.  J.  G 5  00 

Springs.  H.  G 5  00 

Tardy  &  Walker 5  00 

Wadsworth,  J.  W 5  00 

Walker.  L.  J . , 5  00 

Wilder,  Dr 1  00 

Wilson.  Geo.  E 5  00 

Young,  Miss  Ada 1  00 

Cash 10  00 

Cash  from,  through  Daily  News  Fund 

Elkin .lohn  H.  Richardson 

Fayetteville Through  W.  H.  Bernard  : 

Citizens  of $5  00 

Acme  Manufacturing  Company 17  00 

M.  E.  Sunday  School.  Lawrenceburg 7  24 


M.  Sunday  School  of ,  through  W.  II.  Bernard. 
Greensljoro" .      .....   .  Citizens  of,  through  T.  F.  Andieson,    .   .   .  .   . 

Newberne Citizens  of,  through  Nurln  &  Harper 

Salisbury Edwin  Sharer 

Wilmington, Citizens  of,  through  Donald  McRae 


Ohio. 

Akron Citizens  of.  through  General  Hastings 

Austinburg Citizens  of.  through  N.  Austin 

Bellevue Citizens  of,  through  W.  L.  Harkners,  chairman 

Bond  Hill Citizens  of.  through  W.  L.  Woodward,  mayor 

Bowling  Green Citizens  of .  through  J.  H    Palmer,  chairman 

Caldwell Citizens  of,  through  General  Hastings 

Citizens  of,  through  G.  W.  Taylor 

Chardot Citizens  of.  through  General  Hastings 

Chillicothe Citizens  of .  through  A.  B.  Cole,  mayor 

Citizens  of,  through  M.  E.  Floyd 

Lodge  No   52.  B.  P.  O.  Elks,  through  S.  E.  Wayland.  secretary,   . 

German  Singing  Society,  through  S.  B.  Wayland.  secretary,    .  .   . 

Cincinnati Citizens  of,  through  General  Hastings 

Concord  township,     .  .  .  Samuel  .lamison,  through  W.  E.  Floyd,  treasurer 

Cozaddale Miss  S.  H.  Conover 

Delaware Delaware  Lodge  No.  76,  B.  P.  O.  Elks,  through  W.  L.  Donavon.  . 

DeersvUle Union  Dramatic  Club,    through  E.    B.  Rogers,  president.   T.  B. 

Hazlett  treasurer,  and  U.  L.  Parry,  manager 

Deerfleld  township.  .  .  .  Citizens  of,  through  M.  E.  Floyd 

East  Palestine State  Line  Coal  Company,  through  Hugh  Laughlin 

State  Line  Sewer  Pipe  Company,  through  Hugh  Laughlin 

Hultz  Prairie Hood  Church,  through  G.  A.  Adams,  pastor 

Madlsonville Amateur  Minstrels,  through  H.  M.  Freed 


1150  00 
20  50 
2  00 


29  27 
10  04 
39  00 
28  00 
10  00 
500  00 


11  00 

7  58 

514  71 

42  00 

386  32 

107  14 

16  00 

46  75 

1.300  00 

489  11 

447  35 

115  00 

800 

18  25 

500 

120  00 

21  55 
62  00 
»>6  75 
37  00 
10  72 
15  00 


1T5  50 

UOO 

,756  40 

225  00 

52  50 

80  50 

535 

Governor's  Fund.  27 

Martin's  Ferry Citizens  of   through  General  Hastings $615  50 

New  Bavaria Reformed  Church,  through  R.  F.  Kelker.  Harrisburg.  Pa 88  00 

Ohio Citizens  of.  through  Governor  J .  B.  Foraker 70.129  7i> 

Perrysburg School  pupils,  through  S.  M.  Dick.  Superintendent 24  00 

Republic Citizens  of.  through  General  Hastings, 38  60 

Wellsville Citizens  of.  through  General  Hastings 1  00 

Oregon. 

Albany Citizens  of.  through  J.  L..  Cowan,  mayor 

€orralli8 Citizens  of.  through  Craig  &  Conover, 

Portland Citizens  of.  through  Charles  H.  Dodd 

Oregon Pennsylvania  residents  of.  through  J  A.  Macrum.  cashier  Mer- 
chants' National  Bank 

Salem Proceeds  of  Lecture  at,  through  W.  M.  Ladne 

Citizens  of,  through  R.  H.  Rushton 

First  Baptist  Church  of.  through  Charles  Calvert 

Pennsylvania. 

Allentown Order  Knights  of  Friendship,  through  James  Webb. 25  00 

Amity Proceeds  of  festival  at   through  J.  M.  Hughes 60  00 

Atglen Citizens  of.  through  Futhey  &  Swisher 150  25 

Octoraro  Agricultural  Society,  through  Futhey  &  Swisher 23  07 

Balltown J.  A.  McBride.  through  General  Hastings 20  00 

Beaver  Meadow Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  through  B.  P.  King 22  25 

Berwick Pomona  Grange   through  S.  J.  Conner. 25  00 

Citizens  of.  through  S.  C  Jayne,  cashier 30  10 

Bendersville     E    Washay 5  00 

Boiling  Springs Citizens  of.  through  George  O'Harra,  . 175  35 

Brandts Citizens  of.  through  R.  Kessler 34  00 

Bradford, Citizens  of.  through  A.  C.  Hawkins,  treasurer 632  59 

Citizens  of ,  through  A.  C.  Hawkins   treasurer  (Williamsport),    .  .  113  67 

Working  Classes  of,  through  D.  Whitestone 50  00 

Proceeds  of  Church  Choirs,  through  J.  T.  Evans 68  14 

Camptown Children's  Collection  at.  through  P.  A.  Smith, 36  41 

Carlisle •.  .  Carlisle  Club  of,  through  J.  M.  Eckles,  treasurer 300  00 

Young  Men  s  Christian  Association  of,  through  C.  R.  Johns,    ...  30  50 

Methodist  Church  and  Sunday  School,  through  D.  S.  Bursk.    ...  3  50 

Carlisle  Springs Reformed   and   Lutheran    Congregations,    through    Rev.    A.    H. 

Kremer,  D.  D 20  85 

Catawissa. Citizens  of.  through  A.  H.  Sharpless 220  25 

Centralla Citizens  of.  through  Committee 350  00 

Chambersburg Citizens  of,  through  F.  Hennlnger.  burgess 1,234  80 

Cherryvllle Citizens  of.  through  G.  W.  Royer 10  00 

Chester Citizens  of ,  through  J.  R.  F.  Coates.  mayor 8.302  80 

Chester  county Nantneal  Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  through  Gen.  Hastings.    .  8  25 

Coal  Dale Citizens  of.  through  S.  H.  Holllnger.  chairman  of  committee,     .  .  53  75 

CoatesvlUe Citizens  of .  through  W.  P.  Worth,  treasurer 1,928  61 

Coopersburg St.  Paul's  Lutheran  Congregation,  through  E.  A.  Yehl 66  51 

Collegevllle Citizens  of,  through  Edward  Palst,  treasurer 216  88 

Danville Citizens  of,  through  C.  P.  Hancock,      500  00 

Citizens  of.  through  D.  J.  Rogers, 52  00 

James  C.  Amerman 5  25 

Derry  Church Citizens  of .  through  H.  M.  Zimmerman 33  25 

Donegal Hon.  Simon  Cameron 1.000  00 

Downingtown Citizens  of.  through  James  R.  Downing 50  00 

Citizens  of.  through  General  Hastings 5.50  00 


28 


Governor's  Fund. 


Duke  Centre Through    John   T.    Irwin,    from   the  Grand    Union   E.  A.   \V.  of 

Pennsylvania 

Duncannon Presbyterian  Church,  through  W.  J.  Black 

Methodist  Church,  through  W.  J.  Black 

East  Bangor M.  E.  Church,  through  H.  Williams,  secretary 

Citizens  of.  through  H.  Williams,  secretary 

Easton OflSce  of  dally  and  weekly  Argus,  through  O.  L.  Fehr 

Edwardsville Citizens  of,  through  James  H.  Evans 

Elderton Citizens  of.  through  committee 

Elgin Citizens  of,  through  Rev.  M.  H.  Tipton 

Erie Citizens  of.  through  C.  C.  Clarke,  mayor 

ditizens  of.  through  C.  C.  Clarke,  mayor  (for  Renova), 

Fairview  X'illage Norriton    and    Lower    Providence    Church    and    Sunday    School. 

through  J.  L.  Snyder,  treasurer 

Frackville Citizens  of.  through  Charles  C.  Wagner, 

Georgetown       Union  Sunday  School  of,  through  J.  Fenstermacher 

Greensburg G.  W.  Huff 

GrCttysburg Gettysburg  Fire  Company,  through  C.  M.  McCurdy 

Presbyterian  Sunday  School,  through  C.  M.  McCurdy 

Presbyterian  Sunday  School,  through  C.  M.  McCurdy  (for  Williams- 
port.  Pa. ) 

W.  T.  Zeigler 

Citizens  of.  through  J.  B.  Kremer 

Goodell Hillside  Union  No.  225,   E.   A.    U.   of.  through  T.   E.   Chambers. 

secretary 

Gordon Citizens  of.  through  committee 

Glen  Rock Citizens  of,  through  W.  C.  Wambaugh,  secretary 

Greencastle Citizens  of.  through  William  C.  Kreps 

Grove  City      Grove  City  College,  through  M.  C.  Ketler 

Grace  M.  E.  Church,  through  A.  R.  Reil.  pastor 

Great  Bend Great  Bend  Division  129,  O.  of  R.  C.  through  treasurer 

Halifax Citizens  of.  through  C.  W.  Ryan,  treasurer 

Hallstead Citizens  of,  through  Charles  T.  DuBois 

Hanover Citizens  of .  through  J.  M.  Slagle,  treasurer 

Harrisburg Citizens  of,  through  James  McCormick 

Citizens  of,  through  J.  C.  Bomberger 

Employes  State  Government 

Dr.  Calvin  DeWltt.  through  W.  DeWitt 

James  A    Beaver.  Governor  of  Pennsylvania 

Through  J.  C.  Bomberger  of .  as  follows: 

Erb,  John fl  (X) 

Olmsted.  M.  E 100  00 

Poult,  Joseph 1  00 

Cash 9  69 

Hartsville Presbyterian  Church  of.  through  G.  H.  Nlmms.  pastor 

Hauto Citizens  of,  through  S.  H.  Holllnger,  chairman  committee 

Hazleton Citizens  of 

Ladles  Aid  Society  of  St.  Paul's  M.  E.  Church,  through  C.  F.  Hill, 
Employes  of  Lehigh  Coal  and  Navigation  Company.  Audenrled. 

Treskow  and  Honeybrook 

Employes  of  Lehigh  Coal  and  Navigation  Company.  Audenrled. 
Treskow    and    Honeybrook  (for  Lock  Haven),  through  Markle 

Bros.  &  Co 

Citizens  of.  through  Markle  Bros.  &  Co 

HockersTlUe Citizens  of .  through  J.  J.  Nlssley.  cashier 


flOOOO 
30  00 
7  10 
15  05 

104  0& 
200- 

127  63 
219  01 

15  oa 

,S,  1.59  OS 

300  oa 

105  75^ 
312  02 

10  oa 
100  oa 

25  00 
35  5a 

10  oa 
10  oa 

«  17 

10  oa 

71  38 

143  58. 

369  oa 

84  78 
50  00 
25  5a 
131  86- 

30  oa 

368  65 
3.500  00 
2.500  00 

804  oa 

15  00 

100  oa 


111  6» 
47  17 
53  65^ 
,660  58 
38  79 

161  26 


322  50 

229  50 

15  50 


Governor's  Fund.  29 

Honeadale First  Presbyterian  Church,  through  E.  F.  Torry,  cashier $185  59 

Jewish  Ladies'  Benevolent  Society,  through  E.  F  Torry,  cashier.  .  25  00 

'Ladies' Home  Social  Club,  through  E.  F.  Torry.  cashier 12  35 

Citizens  of,  through  E.  F.  Torry.  cashier,     5  50 

Collected  by  Charles  Peterson 31  00 

Honesdale  Liederltranz.  through  II.  C.  Hand,  cashier 25  00 

German  Lutheran  Church,  through  J.  M.  C.  Bader 52  00 

Houtzdale John  H.  Moore,  through  General  Hastings 82  18 

Howertown St.  John's  Union  Congregation,  through  C.  A.  Ziegenfus 220  00 

St.  Johns  Sunday  School,  through  A.  H.  Snyder.  WeaverviUe,  Pa. 
(for  Sunday  school  purposes  or  relief  of  suffering  children).   ...  36  00 

Huntingdon  Mills.     .  .   .  Citizens  of .  through  J.  R.  Koons,  as  follows: 

Belles.  Benjamin $0  50 

Callender,  J.  J., 1  00 

Claris.  U.  S 1  00 

Cumian  &  Leachy 1  00 

Fritz,  W.  D 1  00 

Gremp.  G 50 

Horn,  S 1  00 

Koons,  J.  R 2  00 

Koons  Bros. 10  00 

Monroe,  H.  H '       1  00 

Remaly,  H.  S 50 

Remeley,  G 1  00 

Seward.  P.  B. ,    . 1  00 

Seward,  S.  F 1  00 

Shaw.  A.  C 1  00 

Sterner,  Z.  S 1  00 

Trompore,  J.  E 1  00 

Williams,  D.  M 50 

26  00 

Irwin     Citizens  of.  through  J.  M.  Kiester,  secretary 554  43 

Jeffersonville Centennial    Presbyterian   Church,    through    W.    C.    Hendrlckson, 

pastor 150  00 

Kennet  Square Citizens  of .  through  Benj.  P.  Kirk 741  25 

Kingston Citizens  of .  through  S.  L.  Newell,  treasurer 334  85 

A.  S.  Christ, 1  00 

Citizens  of.  through  General  Hastings 4  69 

Lancaster Citizens  of .  through  Ed w.  Edgerly.  mayor 11.355  31 

Lansford Citizens  of,  through  S.  H.  Hollinger.  chairman  committee,  ....  3.31  50 

Leek Citizens  of.  through  S.  H.  Hollinger.  chairman  committee 45  00 

Lebanon Citizens  of .  through  John  H.  Hoffer,  treasurer 5,350  5*j 

Lehighton Reformed  Church,  through  J.  A.  Reber 27  50 

Lewistown Citizens  of.  through  General  Hastings 5  00 

Linfleld Through  M.  Brownback  Stove  Company: 

Employes  of  March.  Brownback  &  Co '.  .  .   .     $74  40 

Reformed  Church  (J.  A.  Mertz) 57  45 


Macungie Citizens  of,  through  D.  D.  Fritch,  burgess 

Mahanoy Citizens  of ,  through  E.  S.  Reinhold 

MahanoyClty Christian  Endeavor  Society  of  Puritan  M.  E.  Church,  through  W. 

F.  Nicholls.  pastor 

Manheim Citizens  of,  through  H.  C.  Boyd .... 

Manor Citizens  of.  through  General  Hastings 

Marietta      District  Lodge  of  Penna.    No.    1.    Grand  U.  O.  of  O.  F..  through 

Jos.  M.  Stafford 


131  85 

351  75 

1.185  90 

5  49 

337  95 

19  00 

30 


Governor's  Fund. 


Mariasville Richland  Presbyterian  Sunday  School,  through  General  Hastings.  $7  00 

Mauch  Chunli General  William  Lilly 250  00 

Citizens  of ,  through  Samuel  Carpenter 1.026  00 

McKeesport Citizens  of ,  through  Hon.  H.  H.  Cummin 1.000  00 

Meadvllle J.  B.  Cochran,  through  General  Hastings 240  00 

Mechaniesburg Washington  S.  F   E.  Co.  No.  1.  through  J.  S.  Weaver,  secretary,  10  00 

Through  H.  L.  King: 

Continental  Guards $47  94 

Cash 1  00 

48  94 

Citizens  of.  through  A.  C.  Brindle.  cashier 993  4t> 

Mercersburg Citizens  of   through  J.  W.  Witherspoon 263  50 

Middletown, Citizens  of.  through  C.  H.  Hutchinson 274  89 

Millersburg Social  Club,  through  D.  D.  Ditty 10  00 

Proceeds  of  Concert.  J.  S.  Gilbert 246  10 

M.  E.  Church,  through  J.  H.  Kahler, 100  00 

Milford Citizens  of.  through  N.  K.  Leatherman 92  70 

Milnesville Citizens  of,  through  Jno.  A.  Mason,  sup't 40  50 

Mlllerstown Mabel  and  Stella  Heydrick  and  other  children,  through  M.  and  S. 

Heydrick,  Barnhart  Mills,  Pa 8  00 

Morrisville Citizens  of.  through  Chas.  S.  Taylor. 109  75 

Sonneborn  Rubber  Comb  and  Variety  Company,  through  William 

Dittenhoefer 106  75 

Montrose Citizens  of,  through  A.  B.  Smith 200  00 

Board  of  Trade,  through  A.  B.  Smith 100  00 

Board  of  Trade,  through  Amos  Nichols 23  00 

C.  P.  Bushnell 3  00 

Mount  Union Citizens  of ,  through  General  Hastings, 80  00 

Myerstown Citizens  of,  through  A.  H.  Carmany.  treasurer 342  40 

Nazareth, Citizens  of,  through  Walter  Crawford 36  00 

New  Garden  twp Citizens  of,  through  Benj.  P.  Kirk.    .  . 101  30 

Nicholson Citizens  of.  through  Jas.  W.  Ostertrout 118  76 

Norristown Citizens  of.  through  Hera/d  Office 2.832  48 

Citizens  of .  through  J.  W.  Remyson 164  43 

First  Baptist  Church,  through  C.  R.  Hamar,  treasurer 366  20 

Proceeds  of  an  Entertainment,  through  J.  H.  Crankshaw 227  76 

Grace  Evangelical  Church,  through  Geo.  F.  Neiman 46  19 

Oak  Street  M.  E.  Church   through  G.  C.  Morgan 20  00 

Citizens  of  (Collected  on  Election  Day),  through  O.  N.  Umer,    .  .  65  00 

OrwigBburg, Ladies'  of  St.  Paul's  Lutheran  Church,  through  committee 100  00 

Citizens  of   through  C.  W.  Dlefenderfer 90  00 

Oxford First  Presbyterian  Church,  through  Rev.  M.  W.  Jacobus 248  00 

I'arsons Citizens  of,  through  Grolean  &  Walsh 36  00 

Parker's  Ford Citizens  of,  through  Franklin  March 163  26 

Palmyra United  Brethren  Sunday  School,  through  W.  F.  Miller 10  68 

Pen  Argyle Citizens  of.  through  Samuel  Fleat,  treasurer 371  87 

Employes  of  Wm.  Lobb  &  Sons,  through  Wm.  Lobb  &  Sons.     ...  63  60 

Pennsylvania  Furnace.  .  Spruce  Creek  Presbyterian  Church,  through  J.  C.  Kelly 88  04 

Penn  twp..  Cumberland  county.  Citizens  of.  through  J.  S.  Burkhart 96  16 

Philadelphia Contribution  handed  to  G.  W.  Chllds.  Philadelphia 51  00 

Phoenixvllle Citizens  of.  through  F.  A.  Sencate 1,100  00 

Pine  Grove Citizens  of.  through  committee '  275  00 

W.  Schultz  &  Co 26  00 

Plttston Citizens  of.  through  Theo.  Strong 683  26 

Citizens  of.  through  J.  L.  Polen 113  00 

Plymouth Citizens  of,  through  Joseph  H.  Schwartz 300  00 


Governor's  Fund. 


31 


Pottstown Citizens  of.  through  H.  J.  Merxell 

Cafrode  &  Saylor 

Quakertown Citizens  of ,  through  Charles  C.  Harring.  Jr 

Quakertown  National  Bank,  through  Joseph  Thomas,  president,   . 

Reading Citizens  of,  through  D.  M.  M.  Gregg 

Renfrew Citizens  of,  through  E.  E.  Price,  secretary,     

Richland East  Rock  Hill  Sunday  School,  through  James  Stansfleld.   Rich- 
land, Pa . 

Richlandtown W.  D.  Freed 

Rummerford F.  H.  Hagerman  of .  Valley  Farm.  Pa 

Saegerstown Citizens  of,  through  D.  H.  Leader 

Saegersville Patriotic  Order  of  Sons  of  America,  through  F.  N.  Peters  &  Bro.,  . 

Salunga J.  H.  Hershey,   Fair  View  Farms 

Sayre Citizens  of.  through  J.  W.  Bishop 

Scranton Citizens  of.  through  Ezra  H.  Ripple 

Through  General  Hastings 

Schuylkill  Haven Ladies'  Relief  Committee,  through  G.  F.  Dengler 

Sellnsgrove Patriotic  Order  of  Sons  of  America,  through  G.  E.  App.  chairman. 

Seeleyville Sunday  School  of,  through  John  T.  Ball,  superintendent 

Proceeds  of  a  fair  at.  through  James  C.  Blrdsall 

Shamokin Citizens  of .  through  J.  S.  Huber.  treasurer 

Shenandoah  City Citizens  of.  through  John  Cothers,  treasurer 

Shlppensburg Citizens  of.  through  J.  L.  Barner 

Shiremanstown Through  Cyrus  Gilbert: 

Citizens  of 11"  41 

Children's  Day  United  Brethren  Church 89  40 


Sklppacli  township,    .  .   .  Citizens  of,  through  committee 

Slatlngton Citizens  of.  through  James  L.  Foote 

Smlthfleld Citizens  of.  through  Tracy  &  Wood 

Spartansburg Citizens  of,  through  General  Hastings, 

Spring  Grove Employes  of  Spring  Grove  Paper  Mills  and  business  men,  through 

W.  D.  Gladfelter 

Spring  Grove St.  Paul's  Lutheran  Church,  through  P.  H.  Menges 

St.  Thomas Lutheran  Church  of ,  through  J.  A.  Hartman 

From  a  few  persons  of.  through  H.  S.  Finney 

St.  Clair Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  through  James  Sampson 

Stockertown Citizens  of.  through  Dally  and  Weekly  At^us.  Easton 

Sugar  Grove Through  J.  C.  Hamilton: 

Women's  Christian  Temperance  Union $10  00 

United  Brethren  Church 15  00 


Summit  Hill Baptist  Church,  through  Joseph  Richards 

Summit  Station Sabbath  School,  through  P.  P.  Swellart 

Tamaqua, Citizens  of,  through  H.  H.  Cummin, 

Taylorsvllle Through  Charles  Jones: 

Welsh  Baptist  Church $29  00 

Methodist  Church 5  75 


Titusville Tide  Water  Oil  Company,  through  S.  O.  Brown 

Tonawanda Citizens  of ,  through  J.  O-  Bright,  treasurer 

Tremont Citizens  of,  through  J.  H.  Davis 

Upper  Providence  twp. ,  Garwood  Union  Sunday  School,  through  Horace  Priest. 

Upland Young  Men's  Christian  Association,  through  committee, 

Warren Warren  Hospital,  through  John  Curwln, 

Washlngtonvllle,    ....  Through  General  Hastings, 


$1.500  00' 

1,000  0ft 

711  14 

100  OO 

9,31«03 

175  0ft 

«  7ft 

69  75 

11  75 

127  G9> 

42  95 

50  0ft 

271  65- 

8,734  78. 

28  50 

93  72 

21  Oft 

25  Oft 

20  Oft 

2.304  82 

1,876  65. 

553  Oft 


56  81 
242  88 
651  25 
55  60 
24  00 

375  0ft 
76  64 
15  00 
13  69 

108  30' 
84  5ft 


25  00 

21  00 

6  20 

6.33  1ft 


34  75 
500  00 
942  85 
.301  79 
13  11 
47  01 
173  00 


32 


Governor's  Fund. 


WaynesbORO" Citizens  of ,  through  F.  Forthman, 

West  Middlesex.        .  .  .  G.  W.  Van  Fleet 

West  Vincent Fairmount  Creamery  Association,  through  M.  S.  Chrisman,  .... 

Wilkes-Barre Board  of  Trade,  through  F.  V.  Rockafellow 

Employes  of  Lehigh  Valley  Railroad  shops,  through  E.  B.  Jenkins. 

Williamstown Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  through  E.  J.  Matter 

Womelsdorf Through  W.  G.  Moore: 

Golden  Rule  Lodge  I.  O.  of  O,  F $25  00 

Camp  67  Patriotic  Order  of  Sons  of  America 25  00 

Citizens  of 293  60 


Wrightsvllle Sunday  School  of.  through  H.  B.  Strickler 

Citizens  of,  through  S.  R.  Kocher 

Wyalusing George  H    Welles, 

Citizens  of,  through  C.  A.  Stowell 

Wyoming Methodist  Episcopal  Church,  through  J.  Frank  Nuss. 

York Citizens  of,  through  General  Hastings 

Zelienople Citizens  of.  through  A.  V.  Cunningham 

-Contributions Small  amounts  or  no  locations 


mm  72 

500 

100  00 

120  06 

53  88 

70  00 


S43  60 
900 
270  65 
100  00 
30  00 
119  00 
212  26 
122  50 
288  90 


Rhode  Island. 

Pawtucket Business  Men's  Association,  through  Wm.  R.  Sayles,  treasurer,    .  2.200  00 

Providence Citizens  of,  through  H.  R.  Baker,  mayor 35. 162  58 

Tiverton Collected  by  Lillian  Bowen 26  25 

Westerly * .   .  Citizens  of.  through  Frank  E.  Rich,  treasurer 580  91 

Wobnsocket Citizens  of ,  through  G.  H.  Grant,  mayor 1,400  31 


South  Carolina. 

Aiken Town  Council,  through  F.  E.  P.  Sommer 

Ladles  of,  through  Mrs.  H.  H.  Hall 

Few  colored  citizens  of .  through  M.  B.  Crum 

Charleston New  England  Society,  through  Thaddeus  Street,  secretary,  i   .   .   . 

Children  of  the  Huguenot  St.  Philip's  and  Unitarian  Churches  (for 
Pennsylvania  Children's  Aid  Society),  through  Charles  S.  Vedder. 

Chester Citizens  of.  through  S.  M.  Jones,  mayor 

Columbia M.  E.  Church,  through  G.  H.  Pooser 

Etta  Jane Salem  Presbyterian  Sunday  School,  through  James  L.  Strain,  .  .  . 

<xeorgetown Proceeds  of  festival,  through  Llllle  Moses,  Alice  Dogler  and  Caro- 
line Moses 

Grahamsville H.  C.  Claghom 

Greenville Citizens  of,  through  A.  B.  Williams 

Orangeburg Citizens  of ,  through  L.  H.  Wanamaker 


100  00 

24  50 

10  40 

100  00 

23  00 

100  00 

5  12 

1  25 

31  50 

1  00 

306  25 

142  30 

Tennessee. 


Chattanooga Citizens  of .  through  The  Tt»ies 

Confederate  veterans,  tjirough  H.  S.  Shipp.  commander, 

Chapel  Hill Citizens  of,  through  W.  B.  Glenn 

Columbia Citizens  of,  through  Robert  Pillow,  mayor 

Crossville Citizens  of ,  through  J,  H.  Rathburn,  cashier 

Johnson  City Citizens  of,  through  C.  Y.  H.  Lyle 

Knoxvllle Citizens  of,  through  F.  L.  BMsher,  cashier 

Lebanon Methodist  Sunday  School,  through  S.  G.  Stratton 

Murfreesboro" Citizens  of ,  through  James  D.  Richardson 

James  Vandegrlft,  one-armed  .soldier 

Pomona Sabbath  School,  through  J.  U.  Rathburn,  cashier 

Suwanee C.  C.  Hlgglns  and  D.  B.  Field 


1.771  31 

100  00 

19  00 

500  00 

33  35 

81  00 

2. 16<5  50 

8  50 

230  90 

.tO 

4  00 

4  00 


Governor's  Fund. 


33 


Beaumont, 
Colmesniel, 
Dallas,  .  . 


Texas. 

Citizens  of ,  through  J.  G.  Lowden,  cashier 

Church  collections,  through  O.  W.  Staffers,     

Citizens  of,  through  A.  T.  McKean, 

William  Whyte,  through  A,  T.  McKean 

(Citizens  and  City  Council,  through  Alexander  Wynne,  mayor.     .   . 

Yellow  Pine  Lumber  Company,  through  W.  H.  Carson,  manager. 

Citizens  of,  through  James  Marouey 

Citizens  of,  through  A.  H.  Belo  &  Co. .  as  follows: 

Whitesboro' , $1  00 

S.  S.  Blessing ' 10  00 

W.  D.  Mackey 1  00 

Employes  of  M.  K.  &  T.  R.  N.  Co., 5  00 

Gussie  Kauffman 4  30 

Howells  Bros.  Shoe  Company \      500 

Wills  Pt.  Sunday  School 5  50 

Cash •.  .   .         1  50 


35  00 
85  Oo 
500  00 
500 
275  00 
152  00 
845  00 


Hebrew  Congregation  Emmanuel,  through   A.  Harris,  chairman,  250  00 

Decatur Citizens  of,  collected  by  H.  Prince,  through  A.  H.  Belo  &  Co. ...  52  75 

Denison Through  General  Hastings,     616  00 

El  Paso Citizens  of,  through  Times  Publishing  Company, 22  00 

Farmersville Citizens  of,  through  L.  E.  Bumpass,  cashier 17  75 

Houston,     Citizens  of,  through  D.  C.  Smith,  mayor, 778  00 

Jacksboro' Presbyterian  Church,  through  T.  D.  Sporer, 30  00 

Marshall, Clerks  of,  through  Jacob  Welsman 42  25 

Palestine 'M"  of 2  00 

Rockwell Mountain  City  Lodge,  K.  of  P.,  through  J.  R.  Williams,  cashier.  25  00 

Throckmorton Masons  and  friends,  through  J.  B.  Massie 26  25 

Texas Citizens  of  (Four  Christian  Advocates),  through  Shaw  &  Blaylock,  16  35 


Utah 

Ogden Citizens  of.  through  S.  S.  Schramm,     

Park  City Ontario  Lodge  No.  1.  A.  O.  U.  W..  through  J.  J.  Hunt,  recorder. 

Park  City  Lodge  No.  4,  K.  of  P.,  through  Lee  Ransohoff,   .   .   .  . 

Common  Council  of.  through  Hon.  Henry  Newell,  mayor,  .... 
Proso  City Citizens  of,  through  General  Hastings 


665  35 
50  00 
25  00 
200  00 
461  00 


Vermont. 

Barre.    .   .   > Barre  Branch  of  Granite  Cutters"  Union,  through  J.  B.  Dyer,  sec- 
retary   224  95 

Brattleboro" Citizens  of ,  through  Geo.  W.  Hooker .    211  00 

East  Dorset, Citizens  of,  through  J.  M.  GritHth 43  00 

Fair  Haven Citizens  of,  through  R.  C.  Reed 58  00 

Poustney Missionary  Girls  of  Trinity  Church,  through  A.  H.  Varney,  cashier  110  00 

Rutland Citizens  of.  through  L.  G.  Kingsley,  chairman 2.200  00 

West  Rutland,     Congregational  Church  of,  through  F.  A.  Morse 25  70 

Wallingford Citizens  of.  through  W.  C.  Mason 210  50 


Virginia. 

Alingdon Citizens  of.  through  Geo.  R.  Bair 

Alexander  (near) Episcopal  High  School,  through  W.  H.  H.  Pendleton.      .   .   . 

Danville Citizens  of ,  through  R.  E.  Freeman 

Ft.  Monroe I'roceedsof  Entertainment  at.  through  Chas.   Humphreys. 

Lieutenant 

3  Flood. 


First 


26  50 
15  00 
50  00 


34 

Hampton, 


Governor's  Fund. 


Through  J.  W.  Brown,  mayor: 

Citizens  of 

Colored  Citizens  of 


m>  41 

14  00 


J383  41 

Jacob  Heffellinger 50  00 

Little  Plymouth  (near).. Church  Collection,  through  U.  H.  Spencer 18  Oo 

Norfolk Citizens  of,  through  R.  G.  Banlts.  mayor 2,200  O'J 

Howard  Association,  through  H.  B.  Constable, 500  00 

Portsmouth Friends  in  ftt.  John's  Church,  through  D.  D.  Powell 1  00 

Port  Royal St.  Peter's  P.  E.  Church,  through  Rev.  S.  S.  Ware 7  55 

Richmond Citizens  of ,  through  J.  T.  Ellyson,  mayor 1.22.')  If. 

Collection  at.  through  R.  F.  Blerne 42  .tO 

Roanoke Vigilant  Steam  Fire  Company,  through  John  Engleby,  treasurer,  .  50  OO 

West  Point Masonic  and  Knights  of  Pythias  J^odges  and  Citizens  of,  through 

E.  Wilkinson,  mayor 78  25 

Williamsburg Episcopal  Church,  through  H.  F.  Jones 1«J  5:i 

•M.  B.  Church,  through  J.  H.  Moss,  . 2  30  ' 


West  Virginia. 

Charlestown Citizens  of.  through  C.  C.  Lewis,  treasurer 875  25 

Clarksburg Herman  Lodge  No.  6,  F.  and  A.  M. ,  through  W.H.  Freeman.  W.M. .  25  00 

Grafton Women's  Christian  Temperance  Union,    through  Larenda  Herr, 

president.  B.  Lanham.  secretary,  and  M.  E.  Parsons,  treasurer.  10  00 

Keyser Citizens  of .  through  C.  W.  Dalley,  treasurer 260  00 

Ronceverte Through  General  Hastings 10  00 

Weston Through  General  Hastings 2  ."iO 


Wisconsin. 

Beaver  Dam Grammar  Schools  of.  through  Janet  S.  Lerens 

Beloit Sunday  School  of   Second  Congregational  Church,  through  J.  B. 

Dow.  superintendent,     

Cambria Citizens  of,    through   R.    H.   Evans,    chairman,    J.   J.    Edwards, 

treasurer,  and  E.  O.  Jones,  secretary 

Chippewa  Falls Citizens  of,  through  L.  M.  Newman,  cashier 

Dane  County County    Board  of   Supervisors,    through  H.   Powell  (chairman). 

Fulton Fulton  Sunday  School,  through  David  F.  Sayre 

Citizens  of,  through  David  F.  Sayre 

Green  Bay,     .......  Presbyterian  Church,  through  Mrs.  H.  8.  Hastings,  treasurer,  .  . 

La  Crosse Proceeds  of  concert  by  Miss  Fannie  Lincoln,  through  George  W. 

Burton, 

Citizens  of,  through  John  Dengler,  mayor 

Leeds Citizens  of,  through  Anton  Engle 

Madison Citizens  of,  through  M.   R.  Doyon.  mayor 

Milwaukee Milwaukee  Brewers'  Aa^clation,    through   Frank  A.  Falk.   sec- 
retary  

River  Falls Through  J.  D.  Whitelaw,  pastor: 

Congregational  Church  of.  .   1 $27  79 

W.  Smith 1  00 


35  00 


Ripon First  Congregational  Church  of.  through  T.  K.  Ensign,  treasurer. 

Wausau Citizens  of.  through  C.  V.  Bardeen 

West  Superior Through  General  Hastings 

Wisconsin Citizens  of.  through  G.  W.  Burchard.  Adjutant  General 


227  50 

556  60 

69  00 

800 

16  27 

41  9» 

164  35 

1.634  «& 

42  35 

142  OQ 

,500  00 


28  79 
21  75 

806  45 

10  00 

2. 4 in  TO 


Governor's  Fund. 


36 


District  of  Columbia. 


Washington,  D.  C. 

Citizens  of,  tJirougli  E.  Kurtz  Johnson,  Chairman  Relief  Commit- 
tee  

Medical  Society  of.  through  Dr.  Thomas  C.  Smith,  corresponding 
secretary 

Employes  of  Government  Printing  Office,  through  Frank  W. 
Palmer,  Public  Printer 

'Washington. 

Tfujoma Liquor  Dealers"   Protective  Association,    through  S.    L.   Leaden, 

president 

Citizens  of.  through  W.  D.  Tyler,  treasurer, 

Seattle Citizens  of ,  through  J.  C.  Bomberger,  Harrisburg,      

Vancouver Fourth  of  July  Celebration  and  the  Military  of  this  Station,  through 

General  John  Glblau  and  John  I).  Geoghegan 


1 . 170  00 


100  00 

2,582  51 

77  00 

2,175  05 


Wyoming. 

Laramie Through  General  Hastings,     .   . 


Foreign  Countries, 


A  ustria. 

Vienna John  D.  Locke,  through  George  Leslie,  Wells  River.  Vt. 

Traub  &  Co. .  through  Julian  Goldsmith,  Consul 


300  00 
;«)  70 


^  Australia. 

Melbourne Citizens  of,  through  Executive  Mansion,  Washington,  D.  C 


ta  04 


Dominion  of  Canada. 

Chatham,  Ontario,    .  .   .  Citizens  of  through  T.  K.  Hohnes 

Hamilton.  Ontario,    .   .   .  F.  W.  Watklns,  through  Pratt  &  Watkins 

Montreal S.  Carsley.  through  Hon.  Wendell  A.  Anderson,  Consul, 

Peterborough Citizens  of,  through  Peterborough  Review, 

Toronto Through  John  Patterson,  assistant  treasurer. 

Council  of «3,000  00 

Leiderkrans  Society 1(5  00 

Citizens  of 305  00 


Western  Assurance  Co..  thr<mgh  J.  J.  Kenny,   manager  division. 


257  65 
100  00 
100  00 
27  00 


3,480  00 
500  00 


Kngland. 

Liverpool Entertainment  at  Prince  of  Wales  Theatre,  through  Hon.  Charles 

S.  Russell,  Consul 98  22 

London Mrs.  Burdett  Couts 1,000  00 

The  Lion  Fire  Insurance  Company,  through  Thomas  B.  Bell,  man- 
ager and  secretary 1,000  00 

Sourleigh Collection  at,  through  Rev  Arthur  East, 8  28 

H.  M.  British  Navy,     .   .  From  Crews  of,  through  Hon.  James  G.  Blaine,  Secretary  of  State,  101  22 


France. 

Cologne From  Bonner  Zeitung,  through  Hon.  James  G.  Blaine,  Secretary 

of  State, 23  93 

Paris Citizens  of,  through  Hon.  James  G.  Blaine,  Secretary  of  State.  .   .  9.56  93 


36  Goveenor's  Fund. 

Germany. 

Bremen,      Jas.  Falkenbush,   U.   S.   Consul,    throuKb  Hon.  James  G.  Blaine, 

Secretary  of  State $25  00 

Berlin Collections  through  Col.  F.  Raine,  U.  S.  Consul  Greneral,  through 

Hon.  F.  Ii.  Latrobe,  mayor,  Baltimore,  Md T20  66 

Citizens  of,  Mr.  Von  Leretzon,  president  of  committee,    through 

A.  Feigel.  Consul.  New  Yorli 2«),164  4g 

]>resden Citizens  of ,  through  Hon.  J.  T,  Mason,  Consul 681  90 

Hamburg .  Citizens  of .  through  Hon.  A.  Feigel.  Consul.  New  Vorli 5,000  00 

Mannheim, Council  of ,  through  Hon.  A.  Feigel.  Consul,  New  York 1.200  00 

Sonneburg Reinhold  Schlegmilch,  through  Hon.  E.  C.  Weilip,  U.   S.  Consul.  23  70 

Wilddonburg,  Ems,  .   .    .  English  Church,  through  B.  C.  Davidson  Houston 26  62 

Ireland. 

Belfast Citizens  of  (Connor,  mayor),  through  Drexel&Co..  Philadelphia,  4.497  96 

Dublin Citizens  of,  through  J.  N.  Shoemaker  &  Co 2.430  00 

American  Relief  Fund,  through  J .  N.  Shoemaker  &  Co 4.845  00 

Citizens  of,  through  Kennedy,  Todd  &  Co 4.861  00 

Citizens  of  .through  Lord  Mayor 1.608  58 

Italy. 

Napoli Enco  Viggiani 9  46 

Mexico. 

Monterey, American  Colony  of,  through  Hon.  James G.  Blaine,  Sec'y  of  State,  130  40 

Persia. 

Persia Contribution  from,  through  Hon.  J.   N.  Huston.  Treasurer  U.  S..  60  00 

Prussia. 

Hildeshelm Edward  Leon  of,  through  W.  F.  Wharton,  Washington,  1).  C,  .   .  100  00 

Saxony. 

Chennltz Citizens  of ,  through  Hon.  H.  F.  Merritt,  consul 2,637  20 

Turkey. 

His  Majesty,  The  Sultan  of  Turkey,  through  State  Department,  Washington 876  57 

TV^ales. 

Cardiff Citizens  of ,  through  Hon.  James  G.  Blaine,  Sec'y  of  State 44  35 

Eisteddford At  Caerphilly  Castle,  through  Hon.  Evan  R.  Jones.  U.  S.  Consul.  24  25 

Total,  $1,236,146.45  (for  summary  see  statement  following) : 


SUMMARY  OF  CONTEIBUTIONS 


RECEIVED    BY    THE  SEVERAL  GENERAL.   COMMITTEES,    ARRANGED 
B\  TOWNS,  CITIES  AND  STATES. 


Contributions  for  the  Sufferers  in  Pennsylvania,  by  the  Flood 

of  May  31,  1889. 

[As  to  the  New  York.  Philadelphia  and  Pittsburgh  funds  there  may  be  small  differences  from  the 
statements  published  by  those  committees  ;  these  are  given  as  reported  to  the  Commission,  but  subject 
to  changes.  J 


Received  by  the  Commission. 

2i 
fl. 

m 

Direct    to     Governor 
Beaver. 

Through  Philadelphia 
Relief  Committee. 

Sa 

^1 

ALABAMA. 

$15  75 

5««  65 
14  40 

Anniston                                                           .   . 



$6  Oii 

Benton 

$81  42 

769  50 

382  .30 

Blockton 

15  ad 

25  OO 

25  00 

61  60 

1 

82  70 
25  50 

Kuntzville.     

125  00 

949  50 
1.225  00 

2  50 

Mobile, 

1 

i 

177  00 

8  GO 

Pollard, 



25  00 

! 

Sheffield 

150  00 

Tuskeege, 

1 

1  OC 

,            221  25 

!              51  50 

Tuscaloosa, 

Uniontown, 

Woodward,    . 

204  25 

Contributions,  small  amounts  or  no  location,   . 

^ 

59  90 

$3,063  10 

$374  77 

$1,834  06 

ARKANSAS. 
Beebe, 

$23  19 
100  00 

Brinkley,     

40 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Contimied. 


Received  by  the  Commission. 

1 

I 

o  a 

"i. 
Ill 

> 

*  . 

■as 

11 

11 

Through    New    York 
Relief  Committee. 

ARKANSAS— Contintted. 
Ft.  Smith 

$225  50 

216  50 

664  95 

1,851  75 

$235  00 

Little  Rock 

$56  TO 

62  05 
327  00 

Pine  Bluff 

Poplar  Grove 

2  90 

WasbinKton,      

31  75 

$3,502  69 

$235  00 



$59  60 

ARIZONA. 

$134  25 

$59  00 

101  00 

187  50 

$347  50 



1 



$134  25 



CALIFORNIA. 
Alemeda., 

$711  25 

117  65 

654  50 

346  35 

800  00 

4  35 

17  50 

300  00 

277  65 

103  50 

14  00 

1,600  00 

109  00 

1,008  00 

119  00 



Black  Station 

Chico 

Compton,        

Dutch  Flat 

BaRt  Oakland 

Eureka, 

Fowles,     

Fresno 

$27  00 

Grayson 

Lathrop,                           

12  00 

$5  00 

Llvermore,                   

260  00 

100  00 

4.262  34 

IjOA\                        

Lo8An«rele«i 

11,221  06 

i 

50  00 

CONTBIBUTIONS  TO   FlOOD  FuND. 

Contributions —  Continued. 


41 


Received  by  the  Commission. 

§a 

lil 

Direct    to     Governor 
Beaver. 

Through  Philadelphia 
Relief  Committee. 

Through     Pittsburgh 
Relief  Committee. 

Through    New    York 
Relief  Committee. 

CALX  FORNl  A— ConM.n«€d. 

Marysville 

Maxwell  and  vicinity, 

$1,720  25 

130  50 
487  00 

50  00 
258  50 
40(5  50 

70  00 
5.000  00 

70  00 
111  ."iO 

Mares  Island, 

Madison                         .  . 

Merced 

Modesta, 

Nevada  City 

Oakland 

Oakdale 

$20  00 

520  00 
75  00 

•m  00 

105  85 
184  65 
32  85 
S3  00 
358  99 
54.590  80 
2,195  65 
25(5  10 
250  00 
460  80 
200  00 
806  55 
107  75 





Uhoneville 

$52  85 

San  Francisco 

$16  00 



960  00 

San  Luis  Obi.spo 



Santa  Cruz 

St.  Helena 

...... 

San  Bernardina 

.... 

Santa  Monica 

Santa  Barbara 

1,207  55 

...... 

Sacramento 

4,  416  63 
248  00 
162  75 
21  00 

2,003  00 
745  40 
100  00 

1,552  80 



Salinas, 

Suisan,      

.   . 

Stockton 

Ukiah  Citv 

Vallejo 

42 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions — Continued. 


Received  bt  the  Commission. 

11   ■ 

Direct     to    Governor 
Beaver. 

II 
P 

SI  o 

11 

Through      Pittsburgh 
Relief  Committee. 

Through    New    York 
Relief  Committee. 

1! 

35 

11. 

CALIFORNIA-Continued. 
VIsalla 

$184  80 
399  50 
55  75 

Woodland, 

Yolo 

...... 

$64  00 

$89,516  96 

$2,444  61 

$1,009  00 

$171  85 

NORTH  CAROLINA. 

Ashvlile 

$180  50 

Chapel  Hill 

$3  00 
220  50 

Charlotte 

■ 

36  00 

Durham, 

1267  00 

Elkin 

200 
32  04 

Fayettevllle 



Greenboro' 

39  00 



Goldaboro',        ... 

25  00 

Lawrenceburg, 

7  27 

i 

i          •   •   •    - 

i 

$1  50 

28  00 

1 
1 

7  60 

Pine  Woods 

115  .50 1  .....    . 

Raleigh 

26  50 

10  00 

41  00 
4  00 

1 

StatesvUle,     

95  00 

Wilmington, 

500  00 

1841  81 

$15  50 

1312  00 

11  50 

$370  50 

SOUTH  CAROLINA. 

Aiken,   . 

tl34  90 

$43  00 

133  00 

137  00 



128  00 
100  00 

3.818  37  1        $174  25 

1,.'>26  00 

Chester,          •             .... 

Clinton.           

6  06 
1.268  63 



Columbia 

6  12 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


43 


RKCEIVEI)    HV  THE  COMMISSION. 

C 

£ 

> 
o 
O 

2.- 

!  Through  Philadelphia 
j      Relief  Committee. 

1 

6 

n 
is 

Eh 

■ 

Through    New    York 
Relief  Committee. 

These    contributions 
not  sent  to  the  Com 
sion. 

SOUTH  CAKOLilN A-Cnntinued. 
Darlington,               

$108  d8 

a<i  25 

Fairfield.      .                       

$4  35 
25  00 



Georgetown 

31  50 

1  00 

MR  25 

142  30 

$140  00 

Orangeburg 

Spartansburg, 

• 

.^0  00 

Jil2  00 

Winsho 

$51  2o 

Yorkville 

110  00 

Contributions,  small  amounts  or  no  location. 

$404  44 

SS845  32 

$;!,(!13  37 

$1,579  53 

$2. 217  52 

COLORADO. 
Aspen 

•298  00 

Black  Hawk,      

$17  80 

Breckenridge 

$10  00 

Canon  City 

3  00 
2,619  58 

Colorada  Springs, 

105  00 

Del  Norte 

175 

Denver, 

$12.772  00 

50  00 
50  00 

247  00 

Oeorgetown, 

4f^  50 

. 

211  00 

Greenwood  Springs < 

bii7  00 

Greely 

352  00 

Gunnison 

77  40 

Idaho  Springs 

t  203  25 

La  Junta, 

140  00 

2,874  55 

75  00 

Leadville 

Monument.     

4  25 

Montrose, 

200  00 

•i 

Ouray, 

212  50 
50  00 

1 

i 

Pueblo ^ 

1,729  95 

44 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


Received  by  the  Commission. 

|i 
•si 

Direct     to    Governor 
Beaver. 

Through  Philadelphia 
Relief  Committee. 

fl 

11 

Through    New     York 
Relief  Committee. 

COLORADO-Continucd. 
Silverton 

$212  00 

Trinidad 

$3<)5  25 

9  00 

$7,284  33 

$13, 190  50 

$2,4,32  95 

$985  00 

CONNECTICUT. 

Ansonia , 

$356  00 

Bethel 

$46  00 

190  45 

7.030  04 

1.177  70 

Birminghiini 

Bridgeport, 

$1.000  00 

166  .'iO 

Bristol.      

Churches  of  Connecticut, 

21  40 

Clinton'ville 

16  00 

State  of  Connecticut,                     

10,000  00 



111  00 

...... 

2.500  00 

Darby,  Birmingham  and  Shelton      

500  00 

36  00 

3,889  30 

50  00 

Deep  River 

■\ 

Jewett  City 

.  .       . 

' 

Lakeville, 

.  .   . 

.35  00 

Ijitchfleld 

$185  00 

Meriden 

2,298  74 
2.347  00 
35  00 
35  00 
60  00 
401  25 
156  25 

11.000  00 

2.'iO  00 

Middletown 

Montville 

i 

Mystic  Bridge 

Mystic  River 

Naugatuck, 

New  Britain,     

536  05 

26  00 

New  Hartford ».   .   . 

80  00 
100  00 

New  Haven,  .          

7.989  27 

849  92 

50  00 

1.851  22 

New  London. 

Noank                 

Norwich,             



Norwalk,                   

2,081  21 
55  27 
178  00 

Plalnvllle                        

Plamaeld 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions — Cwitimted. 


45 


RECKIVKO    BY   THK    COMMISSIOX. 

la 

I 
4) 
> 

C 

|l 

Through  Philadelphia 
Relief  Committee. 

Through     Pittsburgh 
Relief  Committee. 

Through    New    York 
Relief  Committee. 

^a 

Ill 

CONNECTICUT— OonMni/p/i. 
Plantsvllle, 

$106  25 

a?  09 

827  89 

5  00 

3,000  00 

2,453  90 

Reynolds 

Seymour 



South  Kent 

$46  50 
24  00 

Stamford 

3,144  84 
160  60 

Thompson,      

Thompsonville 

$286  M 

Torrington 

Wallingford,     

5(51  84 
M^s.  no 

150  00 



Waterbury -l.lSOSe 

Westbrook.                 if.  48 



West  Cornwall,                 

48  75 
71  50 

1 

1 

Westport 

Windsor 

.    . 



43  20 

66  20 
71  81 
28  11 
112  00 

Winsted 

Woodburv                                     .   . 

1 

Willimantic 

$56,083  74 

$1,111  00 

$1,828  76 

$210  00 

$3,781  26 

DELAWARE. 

Dover 

$645  51 

$150  00 

25  25 

Middletown 

100  00 
666  73 

Milford 

Moores 

43  17 
560  58 
31  53 

...  1 

1 
1 

•     i 

1 
j 


Wilmington 

8, 972  65 

$2,047  .52 

$9,147  90 

DAKOTA. 

Central  City 

$70  50 

Deadwood 

$80  00 
200 

Drayton 1 

46 


CONTKIBUTIONS  TO  FlOOD  FuND. 

Contributions —  Continued. 


RECEIVED  BY   THE  COMMISSION. 

' 

Direct    to    Governor 
Beaver. 

Is 

la 

11 

% 

-a 
&:a 

a 

1 

IS 

ll 

Ill 

DAKOTA— Oontintjeri. 
Gratlan, 

$100  00 
4  00 

Halsla, 

Jamestown 

$462  .50 
102  00 
70  50 



Lisbon,                   

Minnehaha  Palasade,      .                    

21  60 

Pierre                       .                                   

60  00 

Plaindealer  county                                            .   .   . 



. '  .    _    _    . 

11  CO 

Rapid  City 

500 
1  00 
25  00 
505  17 
135  00 
1  00 
30  61 

^              ' 

Sheldon 

Shprhrnnkp 

\ 

Sioux  Falls ' 

\             i 

TerravlUe 

1              i 

■                           .|        .         ... 

Volga 

; 

. 

52  45 

$910  38 



$687  45 

$141  50 

DISTRICT  OF  COLUMBIA. 
Citizens  (if  District  of  Columbia 

$32,912  52 

$100  00 
88  50 
185  50 

SlO.OKi  05 

U  S   FltwrShip  Richmond  Officers  and  Crew  of 

n^ArwIpv  Aiindnv  Sphool                                                           ' 

37  50 

$32,912  52 

$374  00 

$10,070  55 

FLORIDA. 

$0  50 

?2S  86 

:::::v;::.. 

31  50 

$317  2."> 

131  25 

2,240  02 

25  00 

.   . 

$396  50 

, 

lakeland                                                                          .   . 

31  00 

7  45 

i           27  00 

,        •    - 

Orlanda 

i 
1 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


47 


RECEIVED   BY  THE   COMMISSION. 

Direct    to    Governor 
Beaver. 

Through  Philadelphia 
Relief  Committee. 

fl 

feS 

e 

FLORIDA -Oontmued. 
Pensacola 

$642  25 
466  40 
83  40 

St.  Augustine, 

Starke 

GEORGIA. 
Albany 

$3,940  52 

$3%  50 

$90  85 

$80  00 

i 

Atlanta 

$10  00 
805  15 

$2.50  00 

' 

Augusta 

Brunswick,     

fOQQ   OQ 

Carterville 

100  00 

. 

Cedar  Creek 

j 

55 

Columbus 

155  00 
200 

Ducker  Station 



Huwkinsville 

35  00 

Macon 

i.o:jooo 

14  00 

17  25 

Marietta 

i 

Ml}le4geville 

53  00 

Rome 

100  00 

Savannah 

Stlnson 

15  00 
350 

Summer 

Thomasville 

25  CO 

Wintervlile 

$2  00 

Contribution.'*,  small  amounts  or  no  location.    . 

3  65 

$6,460  60 

$375  00 

$168  00 

$339  85 

IDAHO. 

Blackfoot 

$63  00 

11  50 

402  00 

500 

Boise  Barracks 

Boise  City 

Franklin 

Melad 

$10  00 

Pocatlllo 

$10  00 
75  00 

Rocky  Bar 

$471  50 

$86  00 

$10  00 

ILLINOIS. 
Alexis 

$21  75 

Al'on, 

$248  50 

48 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


Received  BY  THE  Commission. 

2i 
la 

1 
I 

1^ 

Through  Philadelphia 
Relief  Committee. 

Through     Pittsburgh 
Relief  Committee. 

i 

II 

o© 

a 

1- 

|2 

i|i 

1 LLINOIS— Continued . 
AiiDa,     .   .                                       .... 

$90  35 



48  52 

61  65 
85  00 

1 

Ashley 

1 

$1  00 

Aurora, 

2.544  75 

Austin 

100  00 
207  87 

Beardstown, 

Batavia, 

621  98 
91  00 

Bellville, .    .  .                 

20  50 

Blggsvllle 

50  00 

1.488  85 
100  00 

Bloomington, 

Bradford 

Bucher 

1U8  75 

Bunker  Hill, 

3  00 

Cairo 

187  75 

Canton,                  

600  00 

44  36 

200  00 

Carbondalc,                    .... 

• 

Carlinville 

CarroUton 

8''  05 

160  50 

Catlin 

H  17 
37  16 



$798  35 

Chicjago 

2,632  35 

102  00 
.WOO 

135.729  81 

$2,211  42 

Chicago— portable  houses,  $13,891. 
Chlllocothe, 

Controll 

23  00 

! 

Crete,                 

5»0  00 

1.40«;  82 

Danville,     

Davis 

35  00 

Decatur, 

26  00 

854  26 
34  )>:{ 
.Ml  75 

Divermon,  .  .       

Dixon 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Gontintied. 


49 


RECEIVED  BY  THE  COMMISSION. 

E 

o 

ll 

II 
£8 

1' 

ii 

o  O 

M 
o  * 

fea 

a 

So 

if 

ILLINOIS-Continwed. 
Dolton, 

$110  85 

Dunlap 

$25  00 

Tiffinsham 

32  05 

Elgin", 

$2,234  87 

2  00 

El  Paso 

293  25 

28  75 

Farmers'  City, .      ... 

100  00 

195  50 

Freeport,     .         .  . 

285  00 

739  20 

Oalesburg, 

12.276  07 
178  25 
16  00 

■Geneva, 

ijrirard 



8  25 

Orand  Tower 

10  00 



18  45 

15  00 

85  00 

16  00 
26  00 
21  75 
44  25 
102  89 

Hillsboro' 

Jacksonville 

1,000  00 

Joliet, 

3,980  00 
41  50 



150  00 

Kankakee, 

Keithsburg 

17  55 

Kewanee 

730  53 

La  Grange 

15  50 

Lanark 

216  42 

38  00 

La  Salle, 

Leroy, 

58  70 

350 

Lincoln                            .  . 

158  11 

Litchfield, 

200  00 

636  75 

L  ckport 



4  Flood. 


60 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


RECEIVED  BY  THE  COMMISSION. 

Is 

i 

^   . 

II 

S  o 

1' 

Through     Pittsburgh 
Relief  Committee, 

feB 

II 
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ILLINOIS— Continued . 

$74  75 

$210  89 
64  60 

Maenzo 

Mapleton 

$13  7." 

Marseilles 

2  80 

Marshall 



25  00 

Marra.          

136  00 

218  20 

500 

275  00 

Mason  Citv 

' 

Mattoon. 



300  0(J 

Menard 

.     . 

40  00 

Mendota 

100  00 

15  00 

807  50 

100  MJ 

Millstadt 

Milwaukee 

Minonk 

313  20 



Moline,      .             

1.412  19 
10  00 
173  41 
5  80 
119  60 
41  15 
136  09 

2:-{5  00 

Monticello,     ..... 

27  50 

Morrison,                                                             i.   . 

Moro 

Mt   Carmel 

14  50 

Mt   Carroll. 

Mt   Lansborouifh 

Mt    Pulaski 

98  00 



197  50 

Nashville, 

105  00 

500  00 

Newark.          

20  00 



50  00 

12  5(i 

127  04 

128  08 
75  60 

Oneida                            

1.135  60 

9  00 

11  50 
78  30 
20  00 

Pecatonlca, 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


51 


RECEIVED   BV  THE  COMMISSION. 

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ILLINOIS-  ConHnued. 
I'ekin 

.$805  66 

$H4  36 
6.269  85 

Piper  Citv 

$77  75 

Plainflelfl 

180  25 

84  60 

44  60 

860  00 
43  22 

2.2:)<;  55 

22  50 

Rantoul, 

51  00 

52  25 

Richmond  township 

18  00 

96  75 

Uockfonl 

2,131  00 
500 

Sasa.niore I 

Savanna .             i 

45  00 

Saroy 

46  25 
25  75 

Scale  Mound 

.   .    . 

Seymour 

10  75 

Sheffield 

79  57 
55  00 
13  50 

Sheriden 

Sibley 

Siddell 

.  44  22 

Sidney 

46  03 
1,290  77 

South  ChicaKo 

70  50 

Springfield 

3.767  99 
25  00 
117  25 
31  00 
200 
IGO  45 

1  00 

Stillman  Valley 

. 

194  50 

5  00 

Urbana 

20  00 

52 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


Received  by  the  Commission. 

II 

1 

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5.- 

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la 

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Ill 

ILLINOIS— r;oH,fmwe<I. 
Virginia 

$97  00 

Warsaw 

$30  00 

Waukegan 

19  00 
52  00 
152  25 
8  63 
72  00 
12  50 

Waverly  and  vicinity, 

Wenona 

Wheaton, 

Winchester 

Winnebago, 

Yorkville 

14G0O 

$88  00 

Portable  houses  from  Chicago, 

13.891  00 

$13.772  20 

$184,384  20 

$8,830  45 

INDIANA. 
Albion 

$5  00 

$748  90 

60  33 

5  73 
231  50 

Aurora 

193  50 

Avillia 

3tJ00 
437  73 

Bedford, 

Brazil.             

25  00 

Brookville      

20  00 
2(1  00 
40  00 
13  00 
140  00 
176  37 

Centreville        

Clinton                         

Connellsville            ... 

Crawfordsville 

Dallasvllle 

16  00 

11  m 

Decatur                           ...          ... 

9  50 

Delphi 



268  05 
274  00 
500  63 
75  00 

ISdinburg                                       ...       . 

Elkhart 

225  00 

SvansyiUe                  

Fayette  county 



1  00 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions — Continued. 


53 


Rkceived  by  the  Commission. 

These    contributions  were 
not  sent  to  the  Commis- 
sion. 

• 

% 

5" 

a 
|| 

£8 
II 

■S'S 

Is 

-I 

INDIANA— Cori/i7i!/<>(Z. 

$99  15 

292  50 

10  00 

2.214  20 

$216  10 

Franklin 

Fowler 

Ft.  Wayne 

10  00 
72  75 

Garrett, 

Goshen 

875  66 

Greencastle 

mM  4« 

110  37 
10  00 

Greensburg 

Hope 

Huntinjrdon 

105  83 

IntJianapoll.s 

9  008  % 

30  20 

Jeflfersonville 

871  95 

Kokoma, 

577  40 
410  35 
44  50 

La  Fayette 

890  85 

La  Grange  county 

Laporte, 

175  07 

Lawrenceburg, 

312  50 

Ligonier 

116  00 
500  00 
598  00 

Logansport, 

Madison, 

Masson 

$400  00 

Milroy 

16  50 

Mishawalia 

18  00 

Monticello 

95  00 

Mt.  Olivet 

o;   (55 

Muncle 

413  11 

Nappanee 

138  57 
50  00 

New  Albany 



56;^  10 

150  00 

150  00 

North  Judson 

Osgood 

24  08 

Orland 

10  12 

Patriot 

14  50 
392  50 

Peru 

Plymouth 

81  91 

Portland 

Princeton 

63  80 

54 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions — Continued. 


Kkceived  by  the  Commission. 

1 

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4) 
> 

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.2  . 

11 

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II 
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in 

II 

II 

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INDIAN  A-Con«nued. 
Racine,     

$146  00 

$20  71 

Kushville 

$425  35 

Seymour 

193  00 

Shelbyvllle 

5  00 

1,323  39 

138  35 

160  76 

South  Bend.          

13  26 

Sullivan 

$1,300  00 

239  40 

206  00 
4  00 

5  00 

W^arren  county 

65  00 

171  25 

Waterloo                                         

17  00 

Williamsport                                    .       .          ... 

300 

Winchester                                                        .  .   . 

248  51 

W^indmac 

1  00 

21  85 

S3. 485  57 

$1.700  00 

$19,616  70 

$4.056  77 

IOWA. 
Alcadia 

1 

$<;2  00 

Aloyna 

$34  12. 



Alta 

.   .   . 

3  50 

19  02 

$72  50 
2.312:^6 

• 



Carroll,                  

5  76 

4  17 

1,031  24 
88  53 

Charter  Oalc '      

136  00 

1  80 

119  07 

116  00 

10  00 

4  68 

500 

2.292  32 



765  m 

Dubuque 

44  00 

2  SO 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


55 


, 

Received  by  the  Commission. 

|a 

' 

i 

o 
O 

II 

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Through    New    York 
Relief  Committee. 

i 

52 

lOVf  A— Continued. 
Estherville 

«47-  97 

Fort  Dodge 

$8  69 
194  50 

Forestville 

$1  85 

10  83 

Ilenderson, 

5  00 

Iowa,  Citizens  of, 

14. 526  49 
1,120  68 

Keokuk 

Ijatimer 

20  00 

126  00 

2  00 

48  00 

Lemars, 

Ijiricoln 

Maquoketa 

. 

Manning, 

5  31 

Mechanicsville 

500 

136  47 

Mount  Aye, 

108  00 

Perry 

20  00 

Prairie  City, 



10  00 

Rockford 

1  00 
136  50 

Shenandoah,     

■ 

Silver  City, 

826  63 

Sioux  City 

1  00 
3  00 

6  50 

"St.  Lau 

Storm  Liake 

209  44 

Taber, 

25  00 

Waterloo, 

2  00 

West  Liberty 

11  08 

Winterset, 

240  50 
57  70 
8  75 

\ 

Wyota 

56  51 

.   .    . 

$21,126  52 

$1,616  27 

$2, 369  53 

KANSAS. 
Abilene 

$;^56  82 

Atchison,     

$11  00 

$5  00 

Alton 

I            $5  so 

56 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


RKCEIVED  BT  THE  COMMISSION'. 

li 

Direct    to    Governor 
Beaver. 

11 

5* 

Si 

a 

Ill 

Eh 

KANSAS— OoJitinucfi. 
Beloit 

$25  00 
13  46 
54  00 

1183  25 
500 

Concordia, 

Brie 

1  00 

Eureka, 

60  50 

Ft.  Gibson 

78  00 
26  00 

Ft.  nays.              

Ft    Leavpnwortli,                    .          .             .  . 

59  00 

Ft   8cott 

$10  00 

Gardner                   . 

10  00 
15  65 

Garnet 

Halfln 

2  00 

Hiawattia 

10  00 

20  80 
400  00 

86  00 
195  00 

Junction  City, 

27  25 
124  25 
344  50 

1  00 

Ijeaven worth           .        /.  .                                . 

345  65 

17  50 
682  10 

Mnnhat.t.an 

Marsii  field 

500 

McPlierson 

105  35 
72  00 

17  00 

600 
60  00 

Osflirp  ("lltV 

10  00 
26  26 



136  30 

Palmer 

16  00 

16  86 

126  36 

Rossville                                  

10  00 

Topeka                          

60  00 

420  05 

Underhlll 

12  m 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


57 


RECEIVED   BY  THE  COMMISSIOX. 

2i 

1! 

i|l 

0) 

> 

Through  Philadelphia 
Relief  Committee. 

Il 

Through    New    York 
Relief  Committee. 

KANSAS-ronfinued. 

$15  00 

$9  (19 

41  85 

Wichita 

$24  85 

5  00 

2  IG 

Yates  Centre, 

5  00 

Contributions,  Bmall  amounts  or  no  location 



409  81 

$2,337  16 

$34  85 

$1,032  37 

$1,389  q; 

KENTUCKY. 
Ashland 

$383  00 

$5  00 

Augusta,      

$200  00 

Bells  Station 

45  00 

Carlisle 

12  75 

Cattlettsburg 

500  00 

Clinton 

25  00 
1,5;*  50 

Danville 

180  85 

Dayton 

304  54 

100  00 

Florence,     

43  00 
485  85 
167  75 

Frankfort 

10  00 

Georgetown 

Greenup 

184  80 

Hickman 

103  75 

Hopkinsvllle 

89  10 

Litchfield 

5  30 

Lexington . 

1,679  97 

Louisa,     

12  50 

Louisville 

11,074  07 
500  00 
335  26 

$10  00 
240  00 

655  00 
457  05 

3,055  00 

Maysville 

Mt.  Sterling 

Nashville 

50  75 

Newport 

674  47 
210  00 
268  00 

Owensboro" 

Paducah 

Paris 

300  00 

Sharpsburg 

1  00 

Somerset 

46  5T 

Stanford 

15  00 

.... 


58 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


RECEIVED    BY   THE   COMMISSION. 

These  contributions    were 
not  sent  to  the  Coramts- 
»ion. 

> 

o 
Q 

03 

l| 
If 

si 

li 

j 

Through    New    York 
1      Relief  Committee. 

j 

KENTUCKY— Contin  ned. 
Versailles, 

$20  50 

$5  00 
93  55 

Contributions,  small  amounts  or  no  location,    . 

' 

$14,296  55 

$300  75 

$5,11142 

$4,377  16 

LOUISIANA. 

$1.51  65 

$3  60 

500  00 
471  00 

Donaldsonvllle 

i 

I 

$25  00 

Labadieville 

100  00 
20  00 

1 

Monroe.           

New  Iberia,               

51  00 

2,679  76 
232  00 

$512  45 

4,715  75 

80  00 

Wilson's  Point 

10  00 

$4,164  40 

$592  45 

$:i(;p 

$4,791  75 

MAINE. 
Auburn, 

$;^15  90 
252  00 
284  50 
liJOOO 
4.50  00 
20  00 
275  00 

'      $25  00 

Augusta, 

. 

Bangor,            

■   ■  ■    '  1 

1 

* 

$105  00 

Brunswick,           

i 

Calais.                        

Ellsworth            

Gardner                                 

Jonesboro'                

6  50 

KIttery                .              

51  50 
94  14 

IjCwistown                            

Ijincoln 

20  00 

Portland                                        

H,942  41 

PresQue  Isle,                            

16  00 

Ssvccarapper                                

41  00 
527  00 
85  00 

rtaco                                        

Waterville                              



* 



$6,448  45 



$07  50 

-^  -■ 

^105  00 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


59 


RECEIVED    BY   THE    COMMISSION. 

!! 

1! 

So 

Ill 

Eh 

% 

1- 

Through  Philadelphia 
Relief  Committee. 

Is 

31 

|1 

MAKYLANI). 

$25  00 

461  69 

20, 185  42 

$270  50 
2  00 

Baltimore 

$23  00 

....'.. 

$921  00 

486  94 

.■iOOOO 

Blkton, 

89  00 
...... 

Havre  de  Grace 

•M-6- 

.... 

Kennedyvllle 

27  73 

Ijonaconins 

.... 

37  00 

Madison 

! 

4  00 

Middletown 

.  .   . 

10  25 

Mt    St    Mary 

5  GO 

Oakland 

151  50 

23  00 

Phiopolis 

li)5  00 

106  62 

Taney  town, 

119  00 

Thomastown 

26  00 

! 

2. 182  50 

$21^389  48 
$272  20 

$503  50 

$212  48 

83.743  06 

MASSACHUSETTS. 

Alford                        

$15  25 

Allston                           

1  00 

$11  00 

Barnstable                       

.... 

222  20 

Blackinston              

j 
....          j  . 

. 

74  00 

1.50,325  .59 

3<25  00 

j 

20  00           $110  00 

282  75 

Brockton                                   

5,031  71 

Brooklyne                       !  .  .   . 

4  50 
12  00 

Cambridge,               .          

1 
105  00 

Cambridgeport,                 

9,170  14 

Canton,               

59  00 

Chelsea,                 

1,673  42 

' 

Chieopee. 


60 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


RECEIVBn   BV  THE   COMMISSION. 

These   contributions   were 
not  sent  to  the  Commis- 
sion. 

1 

it 

|| 
IS 

Through     Pittsburgh 
Relief  Committee. 

Through     New    York 
Relief  Committee. 

MASS  ACHUSETTS-Cont  inued . 
East  H.anipden 

$560  65 

Essex, 

61  GO 

Fall  River 

3,400  00 
398  24 

3  2& 

Fitchburg 

Gilbertsville 

$25  00 

Globe  Village, 

$3«;  20 



5  61 

483  48 
217  50 
293  60 
171  11 

Haydenville 

Holyoke.            

8,143  28 

Housatonic,                    

Hudson                                   

600  00 

Ipswich 

145  80 

Lawrence 

7.224  52 

457  85 

Lee 

213  35 

Lowell 

12.108  83 
4,990  96 

125  00 

Marion.               

70  80 

13  50 

621  00 

25  14 

1.136  93 

Manchester 



Nantucket 

2.500  00 

2. 192  30 

25  00 





Newton                                                  .         ... 





160  00 

Vrtrth   Adnmn                                                           .    . 

331  00 

1.230  51 

23  00 

10  00 

PK-tdflalrl                                                                      .     . 

3,137  42 

$2. 5.32  89 

10  00 

Shirley 

60  00 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions—  Continued. 


61 


Received  by  the  Commission. 

H. 

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II 

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Through  Philadelphia 
Relief  Committee. 

II 
IS 

k 

MASSACHUSETTS— fYmfinncYi. 
Shrewsbury,      ' .   .  .   . 

$26  50 

' 

Southbrldge,     .         

$85  80 

South  Byfleld,  .  .         

$22  00 

Springfield 

7.770  75 

50  00 

Taunton,                .          .                 .  . 

TOO  00 

$1,500  00 

Vineyard  Haven 

110  00 

Ware 

5T0  36 

Waltham 

2  00 

25  00 

Warwiclt 

3  50 

1,52.3  65 

134  55 

1,608  16 

Webster,      

101  20 

Westfleld 

143  00 

15, 65;^  34 

Yarmouth  Port, 

249  25 

Contributions,  smsiU  amounts  or  no  location,   . 

458  00 

$229,216  25 

$4,117  89^ 

$1,702  44 

$348  35 

$20,261  19 

MINNESOTA. 
Aldrich 

$13  00 

Chatfleld 

$18  52 
76  00 
854  20 

Crooliston,      

. 

Duluth,     

$20  00 

i'airbault 

366  00 
11  00 

Greenwood 

Le  Roy, 

14  70 

Minneapolis 

Nankota 

1,224  91 

8.587  75 
416  85 

722  35 

New  Ulm 

300  00 

Northfleld 

100  50 

Redwood  Falls 

10  00 

Sauk  Centre 

13  19 
16  80 
11  65 

St.  Paul 

10  00 

13.607  13 

62 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions— Continued. 


Received  by  the  Commission. 

These   contributions   were 
not  sent  to  the  Commis- 
sion. 

Direct    to     Governor 
Beaver. 

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Sleepy  Eye                               

$11  25 

$2  75 

Winona 



607  35 

$:iOOOO 

25  34 

"■ 

J2,19«;S8 

$10,053  84 

$15,089  92 

MISSISSIPPI. 

Aquilla,               

$51  50 

$«n  m 

Clinton 

1  3& 

1  00 

EUesville, 

$1  00 

Grenada 

102  50 
SIO  00 
651  10 

Greenville 

20  00 

Luniberton 

. 

16  15 

Meriden 

505  60 

Mittensague 

25  00 

300  00 

Viclisburg 

$25  00 

50  Oo' 

$12  .0 

Yazoo                                             

S50  00 
$1.77«  20 

$10  00 

11  00 

$12  00 

$36  00 

$1  00 

*W5?J» 

MISSOURI. 
Albany                                         

$18  07 

24  75 

Rnotivillp                                       

50  00 

$8  25 

2/)  45 

rhlllicothe                                      

5  00 

25  76 

Dawn                                                

$11  15 

376  85 

6<i  Oi> 

16  00 

Grandin 



6  00 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions — Continued. 


63 


Received  by  the  Commission. 

01    1 

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1 

0) 

% 

ii 

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Eh 

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11 

IS 

MISSOURI— Crmfinued. 
Hannibal,                        

$1  50 

$.534  7r> 

Irontown,                                       

$44  75 

5  00 

210  00 

18  00 

Island  City 

Jefferson,                                                                 .  . 

200  00 

Kansas  City 

10,000  00 

500 

539  47 

Lift  Grange 

2  50 

Lamar 

49  25 

Lexington 

10  00 
122  CO 

Liberty 

.       .    . 

18  25 

! 

Mansfield . 

25  0(> 

Moberly, 

119  00 

Montgomery  City, 

5  00 

New  Haven, 

10  CK> 

Odessa, 

11  92 

Palmer. 

20  35 

Pleasant  Hill 

126  25 

Princeton, 

44  10 

Sedalia, 

357  50 
12  00 
.... 

lol   10. 

Sheldon 

Skldmore, 

35  28 

South  Webb  City 

54  77 

St   Charles 

172  00 

St   Joseph, 

.... 

2,099  95 

St   Louis 

16,459  78 

172  (X) 

Vandalia         , 

12  25 

Webb  City 

43  01 

17  iiO 

Wellsburg 

1 
1 

50  00 

Contributions,  small  amounts  or  no  location 

! 

725  15 

> 

$10,703  40  1          $11  15 

$17,285  18 

$5, 107  93 

MICHIGAN. 
Albion 

$100  00 

$3  00< 

Allegan 

$466  75 

Alzona 

34  00 

64 


CoNTKiBunoNS  TO  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions — Continued. 


Received  by  the  Commissiox. 

H 

^a 

If 

I 

u 

% 
O 

O  OS 

Q 

ii 

0.8 

Through     Pittsburgh 
Relief  Committee. 

^1 

^  a 

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11 
1' 

UICBIGA^-Continued, 

$6  00 

Barron  Springs           

*118  85 

Battle  Creelt     .          

$1,593  92 

5  00 

2.027  71 

BlissvUle 

14  75 
459  75 

Cadillas 

223  03 

Clio 

108  36 

14  43 
2«0  00 

Crow  Mountain, 

313  25 

10  00 

35.780  18 

Danville,                         

Detaroit                         

10  00 

183  00 

3.197  01 

Eastlake                                

' 

■Rnst  Snorlnnvr                                      

26  15 

Fife  Lake . 

,    3  25 

Flint 

769  23 
4T  00 

Fort  Gratiot,     

18  SO 

394  63 

4.923  99 

^rmid  Haven, 

Orand  Rapids, 

Groverton,                

16  00 

Holland                     

$998  03 

Howard  City                         

;38  00 

Howell 

9,00 

Jackson                                   

1,291  68 

200  00 
168  26 
10  00 

TnnpKvlllft                              

1,873  79 

Klnderhook 

800 

Tin.k<>  T.lndpn                                     

886  45 

L'Anse 

100  00 

496  76 

6  87 

T.iirtdinirtnn                                   

Lapee 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions — Continued. 


65 


Received  by  the  Commission. 

n 

a 

1 

Q 

03 

S  6 

la 

n 
II 

IS 

II 
II 

IS 

Through     New    York 
Relief  Committee. 

MICHIGAN— Coutinited. 
Manistee 

$381  10 
53  37 

Manitee.      ... 

Marquette, 

$1,208  51 

47  76 

Marine  City 

200  00 
12  00 
84  52 

Martin,     

Menhall 

Michigan  City, . 

$59  00 

5  25 
1  00 

Mitchell 

5  00 

Monroe, 

15  00 

Mounce, 

21  31 

Mt.  Pleasant 

51  00 

Muskego, 

617  28 

Negaunce 

600  00 

Niles .' 

8  00 

Olivet 

25  00 

Osses 

2  00 

Osceola,    

140  00 

269  25 
200  00 
542  89 

20  75 

545  51 

1,077  00 

Saginaw,             

105  00 

Sault  St.  Marie 

25  10 

Spring  Lake,      

24  70 

St.  Ignace 

223  50 

10  00 

St.  Joseph's 

101  00 

Stockbridge . 

20  00 

Sturgis 

25  50 

Summit  City 

8  00 

Three  Oaks 

69  52 

Weston 

2  00 

West  Bay  City 

1.013  28 

66 


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Contributions —  Continued. 


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West  Troy 

$3  25 

White  Lake, 



$11  00 

Wyandotte 

1,516  81 

$75  00 

Contributions,  small  amounts  or  no  location,   . 

'  100  00 

$13,307  43 

$1,178  03 

$50,311  41 

. 

$1,884  40 

MONTANA. 
Butte  City 

$6,176  67 

Great  Falls 

$100  00 

Helena, 

$215  00 
184  00 

235  75 



5  00 

WalkervlUe 

' 

$399  00 

$6,412  42  j  

$105  00 

NEW  YORK. 
Adams 

$29  59 

Akron,      

$157  25 

Albion, 

550 

$60  00 

Albany 

16,000  00 
500 

Alden 

Amsterdam,   . 

2.500  00 
57  15 

Astoria 

$71  96 

Attica 

327  32 

3,343  78 
31  00 

188  20 

Baldwlnsvllle 

140  99 

Ballstown, 

822  59 

Bath 

474  00 

887  80 

Belleville 

BlrminGfbam 

100  00 

Binghampton 

4,  .360  00 
7  00 
19  02 

135  00 

Boonvllle 

Branch ford 

Breslan   Ij   I  , 

45  00 

Brockport.                     .         .         

25  00 

Brookvllle,                                     

45  00 

Brooklyn 

95.aS6  13 

385  70 

500  50 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
CoNTEiBUTiONS —  Continued. 


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Brusher  Falls, 

$156  42 

Buffalo, 

$23,158  47 

Burnt  Hills. 

29  32 
25  00 

Cairo. 

Caldwell. 

75  50 

159  54 
10  78 
•   40  35 
183  55 
224  52 

Camlllus 

Carthage 

$5  00 

Castile 

91  25 
113  50 

Cato 

131  45 

1,287  63 

87  91 

Catskill 

5  00 

53  26 
310  00 

6  50 

105  00 

123  50 
38  00 

Cincinnatus, 

Clayton 

$5  00 

Clifton  Springs 

$500  00 

110  00 

Clinton • 

294  39 

205  11 
273  80 

368  00 

2,837  69 

College  Point 

Conagoharie 

48  00 

5  00 

1,000  00 

Court,  L.  1 



25  00 

50  00 

110  25 

Corona,  L.  I. , 

81  00 

Cornwall 

Cortland,     

925  64 

Currytown,     - 

Cuba 

Dickinson  Centre 

27  00 

68 


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Contributions—  Continued. 


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NEW  YORK-Cowtinwfi. 
ttolgeville 

$344  25 

Dunkirk 

$1,264  47 
297  42 

East  Aurora, 

Bast  Randolph 

$156  36 

1.9;«  85 

500 

Elmira.     ... 

Essex 

Euclid 

15  00 
145  40 
11  10 

240  75 

Eayetteville '. 

Flndley's  Lake 

Eishkill  and  Mattewan 

Flushing 

101  09 

$175  85 

Fonda 

82  75 

Fordham, 

100  00 

67  50 

Fort  Covington, 

165  00 

35  32 

BYanklinvllle 

(M)30 
227  22 

500  00 

25  00 

290  75 
495  16 

Genevi.,       

1,375  85 
21  00 

48  00 

Ghent,          .  . 

Gilbert's  Mills 

11  25 

Glenn  Falls,             

708  25 

Gloversvllle,                                       .   .             .       . 

1,873  25 
782  25 

Goshen,                                                                 .  . 

Gowanda,              .... 

85  00 

Greenport                             

39  25 

70  00 

284  04 

23  65 

51 

10  00 

6;^0  75 

<il  20 

Herkimer 

Hlghwood 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


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Highland  Falls 

$150  00 
106  00 
100  00 

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Hooslck  FaHs 

$2, 130  77 

$1,380  35 

Ilion.             



1,092  62 

2.716  25 

Ithaca,                                      

1,009  14 

$13  87 

Irvington, 

$50  00 
4  50 
10  00 

Islip, 

1.208  81 

200  00 

Jamesville 

42  50 

29  25 
1,454  65 

18  50 

297  00 

1,798  50 

11  15 

50  00 

Kinderhook, 

Kingston, -    . 

10  00 

1.155  90 

La  Fayette, 

Lakewood,      

49  25 

Lancaster,         

211  75 

Lansingburg, 

279  00 

51  88 

48  75 

5  00 
60  00 
2,8:36  25 
18  50 
20  50 



Little  Falls 

Lockport. 

709  53 

Lodl 

40  50 

Long  Island  City, 

2.683  70 
136  15 

Lowville,     

172  78 

35  00 
24  10 

21  00 

Manhassett,  L.  1 

Massena,      

127  80 
555  50 
21  05 

Mattewan 

McGranville 

70 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions — Continued. 


Received  by  the  Commission. 

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Medina 

$170  00 

Mexico 

$31  60 

1.616  00 

109  00 

Middletown 

1,000  00 

Middleburg 

. 

Middleport 

96  00 

Millertown 

48  50 

Mohawk  Valley 

$75  00 

25  00 
81  60 

$160 
40  00 

$895  95 
100  00 

Newburg, 

5,171  44 

New  Brighton,      

•143  75 

New  Hamburg 

12  00 
78  00 

New  Rochelle,         .          .  . 

New  York  City 

7,577  75 

498,496  49 

43,226  05 

New  York  Mills, 

600 

Niagara  Falls 

374  90 

Nyack 

429  50 

1,640  12 

7  00 

25  00 

Oneida.           

38  00 

20  80 

213  97 

200  00 

1,684  94 

Oswego                         .          

20  00 

Oswego  Falls,                                    .  . 

36  25 

Owego 

435  70 

5  00 

85  00 
600 

Palisades 

389  30 

Peeknkill 

34  60 

183  90 

Penn  Yan,                   .  . 

443  50 
73  50 
291  50 

121  go 

1.757  16 

Plattsburg 

60  40 

335  00 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions — Continued. 


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Port  Byron, 

$129  50 

Port  Chester 

$416  30 

Port  Gibson, 

10  00 

Port  Henry 

207  00 

Port  Jefferson ... 



$92  35 

PortJervis, 

$200  00 

1,277  02 

Pottsdam 

476  80 

Poughkeepsie,     .  . 

$3,260  33 

932  87 

Preston  Hollow 

20  00 

Proctor  and  Portland,      

131  28 

Randolph 

500 
62  00 
150  23 

Red  Hook 

20  00 

Reynolds 

1  00 

Rhinebeck 

521  10 

115  75 

1  00 

Richmond  Hill,  L.  I 

10  00 

Richfield  Springs 

208  00 

Riverhead,  L.  I 

152  00 

1,741  76 

10  00 

Rondout 

1,075  87 

778  19 

5  00 

Rural  Grove,     

68  00 

Sag  Harbor,  L.  I ' 

134  82 

Salem 

282  50 

Sandy  Hill 

431  00 

35  00 

Sauquoit 

120  00 
554  35 
984  57 
2.967  68 
168  36 
43  04 
900  00 
12  00 
700 

Saratoga  Springs 

2.000  00 

Sangerties 

Schenectady 

Scoharie 

Schuylerville 

Seneca  Falls 

200 

Sennett 

Sharon  Springs 

72 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


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Sherburne.                             

$100  00 
43  75 

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Sidney                                           

$13  00 

Silver  Springs                                   

17  25 

2. 169  55 

29  36 

Sing  Sing 

$1  00 
150  00 

Staten  Island.  S.  I 

$133  25 

Stockholm 

42  50 

Stokes  Villa.  S.  1       

12  00 

13  47 

Stuyvesant  Falls.              



Suffolk  county             .  .          

21  01 

Syracuse                                      

15, 126  77 
42  45 

35  00 

300  00 

624  45 

18  48 

$100  00 

12.158  67 

57  30 

Unadilla 

289  15 

Union ' 

61  50 
6,952  73 

200  00 
87  00 
272  29 

62  25 

Utica 

Valado 

Walden    .      .          

Walton.                 

Wappingers             

Warrensburg.    .          

132  45 

500 

100  00 

480  67 

60  62 

Warwick                           

06  29 
459  30 
650  75 
1.500  00 
417  80 
243  50 

YYaterford                    

25  00 

14  10 

Waterloo.              ' 

Watertown                

25  00 

Waterville                

Waveriy 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


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West  Brighton  and  Port  Richmond,  S.  I 

West  Chazy,  .   .   .   .■ 

$500  00 
41  00 

Westfleld,  L.  1 

$59  02 

West  New  Brighton 

178  03 
152  10 



West  Troy 

$179  87 
600  00 

White  Hall. 

Whitestone 

411  25 
851  60 

White  Plains, 

Williard 

136  00 

Williamson, 

87  40 

Williamsburg 

$3  00 

Woodville 

...... 

15  00 

Yonkers, 

4,968  52 

1,050  00 

81  97 

$502.540  00 

$267,459  43 

$7,170  64 



$75,584  47 

$59,006  51 

NEW  JERSEY. 

$55  00 
35  00 



$20  00 

17  00 

Asbury  Park 

$959  50 

Atco, 

7  55 

Atlantic  City,, 

$3.000  00 

Aukland 

29  55 

1,602  95 

315  45 

Bayonne 

$5  00 

Belvidere 

Bergen  township 

173  28 

Berlin 

34  85 
128  95 
15  00 

Beverly, 

Blairstown 

Bloomsburg 

2  13 

Bloomfleld 

220  42 
10  00 

Boiling  Springs  township 

Boonton 

74  00 

Bordentown 

1,790  67 

Branchville 

93  70 
67  70 

Bridgeport 

74 


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Contributions — Continued. 


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$1,594  27 

$75  92 

2,687  72 

80  00 

6.381  84 

5  75 

120  05 

$2,005  00 

77  00 

Carlstadt 

Cedarville,      

23  00 

Chester 

$76  00 

Clarksboro', 

839  58 
2«2  47 

Clayton,   

Cold  Springs 



57  25 

101  00 
;i06  66 

307  54 

• 

114  84 

274  50 

Deerfleld 

12  00 

Dover 

1,041  21 
588  75 

$1,090  00 

78  25 

East  Orange.     

400  94 

Egg  Harbor 

317  75 

EUervllle 

202  75 

Elizabeth, 

5.411  32 

Ellwood 

12  08 

Fair  Haven,   .... 

12  10 

Flemlngton,    . 

w;5  25 
C7  25 

Florence, 

Freehold, 

508  57 
11  24 

Ft.  Lee. 

Garfleld 



53  25 

German  Valley. 

'Mi  00 

Gloucester. 

1,815  85 
170  45 

500  00 

Hackensack 

- 

Haddonfleld 

1.131  88 
250  58 
124  75 

...... 

Hatnmonton 

Highland.    .                                  

5  00 

Hlghtstown, 

150  00 
\.%^  50 

10  75 



Hoboken 

250  00 

4,293  17 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions — Contin  ued. 


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Receivkd  by  the  Commission. 

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Hopewell 

$52  25 

$11  50 

Holindel 

$38  18 

Huflville 

66  60 

$6  00 

7.00000 
21  79 
78  50 

$6  75 

La  Fayette, 

Linden,     

61  75 

Livingston, 

100  00 

Long  Branch, 

101  00 

Madison 

116  32 

McCarnsville 

58  79 

Medford 

437  10 
597  05 

Merchantville 

Middlebush, 

10  00 

Milford 

25  00 
1,.366  07 

Millville          

Mont  Clair 

1,192  20 
1,721  51 

' 

522  55 
1,237  08 

Mt.  Holly 



18  00 

Newark 

30, 127  05 
2.780  29 

500  00 

150  00 

New  Brunswiclt, 

69  16 

1,000  00 

1.000  00 

New  Paltz 



1,6U  45 

64  17 

Pasliack 

46  35 

Passaic 

1  135  66 

Palmyra 

268  93 

Patterson,       

10  551  69 

Peapack.      , 

11  34 

Pemberton 

290  00 
180  68 
10  62 

Pennington 

Pennsville,     

Perth  Amboy 

657  21 
1.028  70 
3, 556  96 

Phillipsburg 

1.000  00 
600 

Plainfleld ' 

76 


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Point  Pleasant 

$50  00 

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Port  Republic : 

$33  66 

Princeton 

677  00 
227  19 
170  98 

Rahway, 

Raritan, 

Red  Banlc 

$778  86 

Ridge  Park 

$6  00 

Rlverton, 

23  00 

Rondout,     

600 

Koseland 

$20  60 

Rutherford 

285  82 

Salem, 

1.291  57 

20  00 

6  76 
52  50 

Sharptown, 

43  00 

Snow  Hill 

500 

Somervllle 

2:^5  00 
90  25 

South  Amboy, 

Stanton 

20  87 
62  53 

Stewartsville 

Trenton,      

600  00 



14,563  74 

Union  Hill 

308  50 

42  60 

Vineland 

721  87 

750  00 

Wenoah 

" 

283  50 

Westvllle, 

190  75 

West  Hoboken 

75  53 

379  2: 

Wllliarastown,     

109  25 

Woodbury,     

1.037  75 
450  00 

564  48 

171  16 

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870.600  63  1  S16.779  52 

$6,291  35 

82.317  06 

$43,624  22 

CONTBIBUTIONS  TO   FlOOD  FuND. 

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$92  55 
2  00 

' 

$122  45 

1.438  66 

616  60 

Concord                                            

Lake  Village, 

'$50  00 

4.290  35 

1  00 

1.138  00 
1  004  40 
10,000  00 

6  00 

45  00 

State  of  New  Hampshire 

$18,610  46 

$94  55 

$102  00 

NEW  MEXICO. 
Ft.  Seldon 

$5  00 

33  25 

1  00 



$18  50 

$;i9  25 

$18  50 

NEBRASKA. 
Albion                  

$60  50 
17  00 
10  00 
6  00 

Ashland           

Aurora      

Blaine, 

$174  50 

105  65 

Blue  Springs, 

f  0  50 

87  50 
72  50 
5  00 

Craig, 1 

35  50 

7  45 
3  00 

Fairburg 

Fails  Citv 

6  57 

Geneva 

Grand  Island,                        ... 

105  60 

308  77 
1            6000 

Greenwood 

78 


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Harvard 

$50  00 

. 

Hastings 

$209  85 
60  55 

Janson,     



$34  00 

243  37 
5  25 

21  00 
194  75 

61  00 

10  00 

16  83 

Louisville                                            

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Nebraska  City 

Oakdale 

19  00 
16  75 
100  00 

Omaha,     

9,002  74 
26  75 
12  00 

308  00 

Palmyra                                           

Perre                        .                   

100  00 

Risine  City                                               

43  25 

178  40 

10  00 

10  10 

Schuyler  and  Colfax  counties              

Shelton                                                     



Salem                                                       



Stella 

20  00 

1  52 
115  50 

52  00 

50  00 
66  75 
25  35 
13  41 
100  00 
35  00 

Wahoo      

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10  00 

811.342  08 



S525  75 



S42I  88 

NEVADA. 
Citizens  of  Nevada 

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Contributions —  Continued. 


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$50  00 
2  00 
25  00 
2  00 
87  50 
25  00 

Ader 

Akron, 

$11  00 



$13  72 

Alpha 

Alliance 

1,752  79 

Ashtabula,      

1,269  85 

Atwater, 

74  14 

Austinberg, 

7  58 

Barnestown, 

22  75 

Bellaire 

1,005  00 

Bellefontaine, 

22  86 

Bellevue,     

514  71 

Belle  Vernon, 

88  00 

Bellmont, 

. 

65  00 

Beloit, 

37  34 

30  65 
268  50 

31  20 
40  00 

Belpre 

Berea, 

Big  Prairie, 

Bloomfleld, 

Blue  Ball 

20  00 

Boliver 

76  50 

Bond  Hill, 

42  00 
386  32 

Bowling  Green 

Bridgeport,     

285  50 
37  66 

Brilliant 

5  00 

Brookline, 

327  70 

Bryan 

10  00 
100 
42  20 



64  05 

Bucyrus 

Cadiz, 

Caldwell 

123  14 

Canfleld 

123  25 
3,326  50 

25  00 

Canton, 

50  00 

Chardon 

46  75 

Chesire 

13  15 

Chillicothe 

2.413  46 

80 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions—  Continued. 


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Cincinnati,      

$8  00 



$10,352  83 

3,010  00 

63  00 

1,000  00 

259  29 



$20  221  14 

Cleveland 

31,520  38 

Coleraine, 



Conneaut 

oUO  00 

Concord  township,     

18  25 

Condit 

12  25 

Cozaddale 

500 

Crestline 

278  30 

40  40 

.     5.640  85 

Cyclone, 

30  00 

120  00 

100  00 

34  00 

Denver 

1  00 

21  55 

East  Dayton 





1  00 

3.255  32 

East  Palestine, 

103  75 

2<.»5  00 

351  00 

Edlnburg, 



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Elyria,                       

270  85 

Flndley                  



16  00 

10  00 

■  ■ 

10  00 

Glendale                          

41  00 

Greenfield 



21  75 

IlanurinK  Hock                

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51  00 

10  72 

241  50 
50  00 
100  00 

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JeanesTllle 

10  00 

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Contributions —  Continued. 


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Kelief  Committee. 

OHIO— Continued. 

>   $11  42 

Kelina      

$17  00 

La  Grange 

106  20 

Leechburg 

121  40 

Lemon,     .  .  .  ,. 

12  70 

Lima 

342  82 

Liverpool, 

100  00 

1  00 

189  75 

Lloyd '.  . 

Londonville, 

2  50 

Lordtown, 

79  07 

Lore  City 

! 

7  50 

Madisonville     

15  00 

Mansfleld 

639  00 

558  00 

12  18 

Marietta 

' 

412  87 
34  25 

1.500  00 

615  50 

114  80 

26  30 
42  00 

Mlddletown 

Milford 

11  00 

236  25 
776  75 

10  60 

Mt.  Hope  and  Paradise 

34  30 
17  00 
11  75 

• 

New  Bavaria.           

88  00 

New  Bloomfleld,     

100  00 

200 

724  80 

10  50 

52  75 

5  25 

500 

35  00 

113  00 

New  Galilee 

New  Lisbon 

New  Vienna,      

New  Waterford 

Noblestown '  . 

Norristown 

North  Jackson, 

North  Lawrence.     

6  Floods. 


82 


CONTKIBUTIONS  TO  FlOOD  FuND. 

CoNTiiiBUTiONS —  Continued. 


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North  Royal  ton 

$81  00 

Ohio   citizens  of                                       .          ... 

$70,129  75 

Orrville                                                              .       .  . 

79  06 

Painesville 

$101  oo 

Perrysburg 

24  00 

30  00 

45  15 

1,052  00 

1.7«4  95 

115  0» 

Reed's  Mills, 

16  00 



38  60 

146  65 

10  60 

1.729  57 

1.972  55 

185  00 
30  00 
80  00 
61  95 
16  20 

131  75 

106  18 

Sabina.                .  .          

Salem,                                   

Sandusliy                                                 

2  Oa 

Shreve 

Short  Creek 

Smithfleld 

Smithville 

Spratt 

Steubenville • 

1,500  00 

82  75 

35  35 

10.260  63 

..'.... 

30  00 

50  OJ 

Urbana, 

221  00 

437  67 

24  75^ 

151  7d 

30  00 
1.129  ;« 

Wellsville 

1  00 

2  Qfy 

66  15 

73  35 

1,000  00 

Woodvillp 

20  00 

Xenla 

25  oa 

CONTEIBUTIONS  TO  FlOOD  FuND. 

Contributions — Continued. 


83 


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$7,966  83 
127  00 

$10  00 

I 

294  86 

25  00 

$74,744  08 

$62,865  93 

$62,633  01 

OREGON 
Albany             

$175  50 

Astoria,               

$50  00 

Corrallis,      

14  00 

La  Fayette 

$5  00 

Pendleton 

$70  00 

Peoria 

225  00 
2,756  40 

Portland 

2.479  60 
160  00 

Salem, 



138  35 

52  50 

$3.309  25 

$50  00 

$2.709  60 

$57  50 

PENNSYLVANIA. 
Ablngton 

$1  25 

Aiken 

$50  10 
57  05 

Allegheny  county 

Altoona, 



$143  70 
15  00 

Alexandria 

i 

Allentown 

$25  00 
GO  00 

5.300  00 

Amity 

Ambler 

59G  08 

Appola,     

839  03 

Ardmore,     

462  00 
615  34 

Ashland 

200  00 

Atglen,      

173  32 

Atlantic 

47  85 
q  887  97 

Allegheny 

Barnharfs  Mills, 

8  00 
20  00 

Balltown 

Bald  Eagle  Valley  Railroad  Company, 

500  GO 

Barren  Hill, 

108  00 
35  75 

Bangor 

10  00 

84 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


Received  by  the  Commission. 

These   contributions   were 
not  sent  to  the  Commis- 
sion. 

£ 
1 

IS 

c 

Through  Philadelphia 
Relief  Committee. 

Through     Pittsburgh 
Relief  Committee. 

Through     New    York 
Relief  Committee. 

PENNSYLVANIA-Confinwed. 

$5  00 
22  25 
55  10 

$475  00 

Berwyn 

$99  65 

Bellefonte 

1  864  00 

Belleville 

$65  16 
10  00 
25  00 
771  86 
367  05 
2,177  50 

Bennett.          .          

Sethel  township            

Beaver                                    

733  55 

Belle  Vernon, 

Beaver  Falls                                  

Bedford 

536  90 

Bennington  Furnace 

32  00 

112  96 

78  00 
151  75 

40  00 

BlairsvUle 

1.372  91 
275  25 

92  00 

175  35 

446  20 

34  00 
864  40 

Bradford                .....   

132  00 

1,732  50 

2.096  15 

Bryn  Mawr                  

Brownsville                        

281  98 
40  50 
261  30 
198  00 
20  00 
138  25 
140  00 
19  00 
10  10 

Rrniichtpr                                             

■Rridcpwnt.pr                    

BrookvUle                     

Braddock 



2.612  00 

Rrnriv's  Rpnd                       

BrldeevlUe                           



■RHntnn                                          

Bristol                              

2.354  41 

100  03 

RrnnenRtnvrn                          

420  44 

Rrnonipsvnip                     

42  50 

Bucks  county 

89  57 

:i0  63 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


85 


RECEIVED  BY  THE  COMMISSION. 

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PENNSYLVANIA-Oontinwerf. 
Buff's  Dale                                           

$100  00 
226  00 
73  20 
2,030  36 
30  50 
23  60 
15  00 

Burgettstown                                       



Butler  county                                  

Butler                                                      

Bulger                                                         

Callensburg 

Cambridge                                                     .... 

Camptown 

$36  41 

Campbell's  Corner 

40  00 
241  42 

CantoD 

$50  00 

Carbondale 

1,015  32 

Carlisle 

334  00 
20  85 

$63  05 

158  91 

Carlisle  Springs 

1,675  86 

220  25 
350  00 

75  00 

1.234  80 

25  18 

15  25 

10  00 
8,302  80 

15  00 

322  15 

Churchville, 

38  00 

2  00 

1,196  13 

27  00 

Claysville 

66  55 

Clearfield 

10  00 

Clinton 

69  00 
65  18 

293  21 

Coal  Valley 

16  41 

Coatesville           .                .... 

1,928  61 

13  00 

Cochrantown 

228  94 

Cochran's  Mills 

r.2  25 

86 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions—  Continued. 


Received  by  the  Commission. 

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Relief  Committee. 

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PENNS  YI.  VANIA-C'oufi  7i«ed . 
Cedars  Centre 

$15  00 
32  75 

CoUegeville 

$216  88 

Colllngdale.    ....... 

$52  75 

Columbia, 

$l..'')25  00 

Confluence. 

205  50 
207  98 

Connellsville. 

1.100  00 

1.266  64 

46  93 

fi6  51 

118  00 
15  00 

777  18 

98  50 

200  00 

54  25 
1  00 

Grafton. 

Creamery. 

242  88 

Creighton 

32  50 
102  25 

Crols  Creek 

Curwensville 

310  00 

Danville 

557  25 

100  00 
518  00 

1 .  ;itK  29 

Darby 

Darrah  Clfcy 

112  35 
8  00 

Deanvllle 

Delaware  county 

400  50 
41  87 
325  09 

Delaware  Water  G-ap 

64  80 

33  25 

Dime 

14  00 



Donegal 

1.000  00 
600  00 

DnvlpHto^rn 

2.119  29 

175  00 

Tlrlft^n 

508  12 

Dubois 

i 

t;42  75 

Dulie  Centre 

100  00 

1 

89  00 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


87 


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Beaver. 

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PENNSYLVANIA- Confmued. 

$314  31 

$55  50 

$37  10 

12  50 

25  52 

Duquesne 

218  87 

Easton, 

200 
119  10 

7.123  41 

Sast  Bangor,     .  .   . 



Bast  Bethlehem, 

5  00 
500 

East  Brady 

38  55 

East  Smlthfleld 

55  00 

1,000  00 

Eckley 

30  00 

Edge  Hill 

$40  60 

127  63 

219  01 

15  00 

Elgin 

Elizabeth 

759  42 

72  00 

Elizabethtown 

266  00 

Elwyn, 

210  05 

Emporium,     

10  00 

Emitv 

5  50 

Emlenton 

419  28 

Erie 

3.459  65 

826  13 
85  00 

7.211  53 

Enon  Valley, 

Ethel's  Landing 

61  00 

106  56 
145  00 
17  45 

Ennon 

Fairview 

2  CO 

Fairview  Village, 

105  75 

4  94 

Falls 

295  00 

137  87 

Fayette  City 

284  95 

7  00 

Ft.  Washington,  Whitemarsh  and  Flourtown, 

326  05 

88 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


Received  by  the  Commission. 

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Relief  Committee. 

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PENNSYLVANIA— ContiJiued. 

$78  77 
102  00 

' 

Frackville.  •                           

$312  02 

Franklin                                           

2,208  85 
156  00 

$20  OO 

100  oo 

526  IS 

419  80 

$15  00 

3  50 

235  50 

10  00 

Grcrman  Hill 

650 
31  00 

Gettysburg,        

86  67 

Girard,                       

*  109  02 
8  50 
81  50 

Gin  Hall.                      

Glade  Run,        .   .          

Glen  Rock,                                        

143  58 

900 

Goodell 

10  00 
71  30 
26  50 
369  00 
100  00 

368  84 

100  00 

1S4  78 
131  85 
30  00 

Halifax 

Hallstead, 

201  23 

Tlannvpr                                                              ... 

368  65 

7,030  69 

47  17 

Harr'^hiirp                           

2.254  49 

Hartsville                             

28  01 
55  00 

Haverford 



Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


89 


Received  by  the  Commission. 

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Relief  Committee. 

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PENNSTLVANIA-Continwcd. 

$2,928  87 

$125  00 

$10  00 

206  OO 

Hockersville 

15  50 

100  00 
123  00 

336  44 

$274  40 

483  75 
82  18 
25C  00 

Houtzdale 

10  OO 

Hughesville 

125  OO 

Hulmesvllle 

57  00 

Huntingdon  Mills,      

26  00 

Huntingdon  Valley 

52  63 

Indiana, 

1,080  00 

Indianfleld 

33  OO 

Irwin 

554  43 

Jackson  Centre, 

62  59 
175  50 

101  00 

150  00 

Jersey  Shore,    . 

1,105  OO 

Johnstown,     

225  04 

Kane 

370  00 
141  00 
lOfc  73 

10  00 

Karns  City, 

Kendall  Creek, 

Kennett  Square, 

741  25 
340  54 

28  50 

858  62 
361  75 

Kutztown 

10  00 

Lancaster 

11,355  31 

588  22 
251  75 
212  75 

10,000  00 

1,516  2& 

Lansdale 

Lansdowne, 

Lansdowne  and  B'ernwood, L 

Lansford,  Coaldale,  Leek  and  Hauto 

483  90 





90 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
CoNTKiBUTiONS —  Continued. 


Received  by  the  Commission. 

Si 

^  i 

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1 

1 

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PENNSYLVANIA-Gontimied. 
Ijatrobe, 

$677  37 

$31  00 

Leatherwood 

5  00 

Xiebanon,     

$5,350  56 

1  500  00 

Leechburji 

500  00 

LeliiKhton,            

27  50 

Leesburg.           .  .          

25  00 

liewistown                         

5  00 

3  179  55 

8  00 

Lilly 

5;s  24 

Linfield 

131  85 

Lionville 

$30  00 
20  85 

Lost  Creek 

20  00 

' 

Lower  Merion,     



148  72 

166  20 

MacuDKie, 

351  75 

1.185  90 

5  49 

Mahanoy,          

Mahanoy  City 

Mansfield                                      

21  85 
13  36 

Mansfield  Valley,                                

Manheirn                                                 .... 

337  95 

Mansfield  and  Chartiers. 

542  17 

• 

Manor 

19  00 

16  00 

Mardockville 

1  00 

Marlasville 

7  00 
200  00 

' 

650  00 

20  00 

Merionsville 

59  35 
33  50 

Mnhonincrion                                                ... 

Mauch  Chunk                                  .... 

12  75 
1.000  00 

200  00 

100  00 

M*»Kppsnnpt.                                               

McCandless  township                          .             ... 

44  00 

302  30 

McDonald                           

Meadvtlle 

240  00 

2.5»;3  00 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


91 


Received  by  the  CoMMissroN. 

These    contributions    were 
not  sent  to  the  Commis- 
sion. 

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Through     Pittsburgh 
Relief  Committee. 

I- 

PENNSYLVANIA-Oontinwed. 

$1,052  40 

Media 

$2,577  35 
• 

$721  20 
27  00 

263  50 

Meyersdale, 

$661  30 

274  89 

Midway 

1  60 

Milford 

92  70 
355  10 

73  07 

59  53 
10  50 

Millersville           .             

Milnesville,                 

40  50 

250  00 

Miles  Grove,         .             

104  57 
56  00 

871  05 
60  00 

Mingo                               

Monongahela  City 

Montgomery  county, 

Montrose, 

326  00 
216  50 

Morrisville 

Morton  and  Rutledge, 

359  31 

Mounds  ville 

600  00 

Mt.  Carmel 

592  89 

Mt.  Chestnut 

10  00 
30  00 

Mt.  Hope 

Mt    Pleasant 

2  35 

Mt.  Union 

80  00 

20  00 

112  00 

Myerstown 

342  40 
8  25 

Nanteneal  (Chester  county). 

2tl8  ,".5 

Nashville 

75  85 

Nazareth 

35  00 

Newton. 

150  00 

Newville.     . 

141  00 

220  00 

New  Baltimore, 



45  00 

92 


CoNTKiBunoNs  TO  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


Received  by  the  Commission. 

11 

Direct    to    Governor 
Beaver. 

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11 
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i|i 

PENNSYLVANIA-CoutiJweri. 
New  Bethlehem 

■ 

$251  50 

New  Bloomfleld 

$6  50 

New  Brighton,      .          *.  .   . 

200  00 

4,891  95 

478  00 

23  09 

627  80 

Newcastle 

200  00 

New  Cumberland. 

New  Galette. 

$101  30 

50  OO 

New  Sewickley 

9  00 
211  60 
32  40 

Neville  Island 

118  75 

Noblestown, 

48  60 

Norristown, 

3,722  05 

$619  14 

319  45 

N.  Clarendon,   ... 

203  81 

385  85 
10  00 

421  60 
97  46 
50  00 

404  80 
4,353  35 

North  East, 

N.  Edeemont, 

N.  Wales 

Oakdale 

Oakland 

4  38 

Oil  City 





53  00 

178  07 

12  61 



190  00 
248  00 

Oxford 

160  00 

10  68 

Parker.                         

200 
680  00 
150  88 

• 

153  26 

17  60 
86  00 

35  00 

Parryviile 

41  81 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


93 


Received  by  the  Commission. 

These  contributions    were 
not  sent  to  the  Commis- 
sion. 

J, 

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PENNSYLVANIA— Continued. 
Pen  Argyl.         

$425  37 
88  04 

$5.000  00 
35  19 

$1,980  00 

Pennsylvania  township  (Cumberland  county), . 

96  16 

$48  50 
126  05 

Perkasie,     

Peters  Creek, 

67  30 
5.200  00 

Philadelphia 

Philemon  and  Millersvllle 

51  00 

478.477  46 
207  28 

2.870  53 

Phillipsburg,     

33  00 

566  00 

Phoenixville,     

1,100  00 

28  00 

100  00 

Pittsburgh, 

241,99ti  17 

13,573  73 

Pittston, 

696  25 
300  00 

10  00 

Pine  Grove, 

Pleasant  Hill 

25  00 

Pleasant  Plane 

3  40 

Pleasant  Unity, 

100  00 

Pleasantville 

35  07 

Plymouth, 

300  00 

. 

193  45 

Port  Allegheny 

232  10 

Port  Carbon 

146  75 

Portersville, 

21  60 

Portland,     

6  10 

2  00 

Pottstown 

2.500  00 

1.664  88 

Pottsville 

4.212  10 

Prospect, 

90  06 

Punxsatawney 

208  00 

Pulaski 

27  69 

Quakertown 

811  14 

18  68 
16  19 

Radnor, 

Reading 

9.318  03 
175  00 

1  000  00 

Renfrew 

5  52 

1.911  88 

Richland 

6  70 
69  75 



Rlchlandtown 

94 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions—  Continued. 


Received  bv  the  Commission. 

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Relief  Committee. 

Through     New    York 
Relief  Committee. 

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PENNSYLVANI  A— Continued . 
Ridgway 

$125  00 

Ridlev 

$337  50 

$91  07 
520  00 
n  11 



1  909  64 

325  90 

Rural  Valley, 

10  00 

$127  69 
42  95 
50  00 

15  00 

Saegarsville 

Salunga 

Saltsburg 

200  00 

1)2  66 

Sandy  Hill 

34  52 

Sand  Patch. 

56  00 



Sandy  Run. 

21  75 

25  00 

Sattersville 

21  00 

Sayre 

Scottdale ' 

271  65 



157  50 

50  24 

Schuylkill  Haven 

93  72 

218  50 

8.763  28 
21  00 

3.300  00 

4.  (MX)  00 

Selinsgrove 

Sellersville, 

273  32 

Seeleyvllle 

45  00 



Sewlckley, 

45(5  35 

Shaniokin, 

2.304  82 

92  «ia 

645  00 
2.123  3d 

964  85 

1.273  2t; 

Sharpsburg 

Sharpsvllle.           

Sheffield.        ,          

75  CO 

Shenandoah  City.             .   .   . 

1.870  65 

164  00 

. 

Sheridan,     .  .          

37  00 

Shickshinny 

lUO  00 

Shlppensburg, 

553  00 
56  81 

1 

Sboemakersville 

.-.o  23 

Shradersgrove 

72  00 

Silver  Brook 

144  OJ 

CONTEIBUTIONS  TO  FlOOD  FuND. 

Contributions —  Continued. 


95 


RECEIVED  BY  THE  COMMISSION. 

• 

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» 

5^ 

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Relief  Committee, 

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PENNSYLVANIA-Cojitiuwert. 

$651  25 

Smithtleld 

$22  52 
300  00 

Smithport, 

$252  OO 

Somerset 

500  00 

South  Bethlehem 

8  818  75 

Souderton 

$275  50 

Spartansburg 

24  00 

Springboro' .   . 

14  65 

Spring  City 

327  25 

Springdale 



335  76 

Spring  Grove 

451  64 

80  00 

St.  Clair 

108  30 



St.  Joe  (Butler  county)      



47  75 



St.  Mary's, 

60  Oft 

84  50 

.    .    . 

128  00 
5  00 

St.  Thomas 

28  69 



Sugar  Grove , 

25  00 
6  20 

Summit  Station 

Summeytown 

108  06 

Summit  Hill 

21  00 

Sunbury 

121  75 

285  50 

Swarthmore, 

15  04 

Tamaqua 

633  10 

Tarentum 

2, 340  a; 

Taylorsville 

34  75 

Temperanceville 

10  20 
('>0.')  50 

Tidioute 

Tionesta 

2C.3  5() 
7;is  27 
520  W 

Titusville 

500  00 

Tonawanda 

Towanda 

942  85 
•m  79 

5  00 

Tremont,      

Trotter 

1  00 

96 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions — Continuea. 


Received  by  the  Commission. 

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PENNSYLVANIA-Continued. 
Tyrone,     

/ 

$342  06 

$;i.518G6 

150  00 

Upland,                         

U7  0; 

Upper  Lehieh,               

$272  83 

Upper  Providence  township 

13  11 

Upper  Providence                   

82  34 
10  00 

Upper  Uchlan                                  

Valley  Farm  (Itftimmersford.  Pa. ) 

Venango  countv 

11  75 

100  00 

70  40 

436  75 

1.T31  49 

186  86 

Washington.             

VTashington  county,         

W^ashington  G-rove,              

11  00 

W^ashlngtonville                        

2  25 
173  00 

56  50 
55  76 

784  99 

766  90 

. 

, 

12  26 
'  476  32 

Watrona,     

Wayne 

383  50 

Waynesboro' 

Waynesburg         .             

610  72 

1.087  55 
10  00 

"Webster                      

143  00 

Wellsboro' 

50  00 

W^est  'Alexander, 

114  00 
133  90 
15  75 
123  00 

West  Elizabeth. 

West  Hickory 

West  Liberty 



West  Middlesex, 

500 

. 

West  Middleton 

65  50 
31  00 
95  50 

'Westmoreland  county 

West  Vincent 

100  00 

1 

West  View 

30  00 



Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions — Continued. 


97 


RECEIVED  BY  THE  COMMISSION. 

n 

IS 

p 

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> 

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Through     New    York 
Relief  Committee. 

PEKNSYLVANIA-CoTCtinued. 

$192  00 

. 

$4  50 

White  Marsh 

113  00 

Williston ' 

155  00 

Wilkinsburg 

$705  02 

Wilkes-Barre 

$173  1)4 

508  00 

375  00 

2,511  73 

Williamsburg 

42  75 

Williamsport 

20,659  57 

Wiinamstown .-   . 

70  00 

Wilmington 

35  50 

Williams'  Station 

25  75 

Woodville 

53  17 

Womelsdorf 

343  60 
279  65 
130  00 
119  00 
212  26 

1 

Wrightsville 

100  00 

45  00 

Wyaluslng 

20  00 

Wyoming > 

73  00 

York 

2,846  80 

Yorkville,    .       

10  00 

Youghiogheny, 

140  00 
203  38 
31  51 

Youngstown, 

Youngsville 

Zelienople 

122  50 

288  90 

Contributions,  small  amounts  or  no  location,    . 

100.278  35 

5.510  52 

$101.926  07 

$604,397  33 

$332,397  «0 

$144,682  84 

RHODE  ISLAND. 
Newport 

$1  00 

$3,207  72 

Pawtucket 

$2.200  00 

35. 162  58 

26  25 

580  91 

1.400  31 

Providence, 

Tiverton 

10  00 

310  00 

Westerly 

50  00 

Woonsocket,      

Contributions,  small  amounts  or  no  location,   . 

50  00 



$39.370  05 

it  11  00 



$3,617  72 

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Contributions —  Continued. 


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Belvidere 

$10  00 

Brownsville 

$16  80 

$500  00 

19  00 

1.871  31 

33  35 

Chapel  Hill 

Crossville 

Dayton 

30  00 
47  55 

Dyersburg,      

Gallatin 

$44  48 

Jackson 

74  50 

5  00 

81  00 

Kemboldt 

50  00 

Knoxville 

2.166  50 
850 

10  00 

i 

1,058  00 

Murfreesboro" 

231  40 

Nashville 

2.488  29 

1.827  40 

Pomona 

4  00 

Pratt  Mir^es, 

400  00 

Sewanee 



4  00 

Shelbyville 

(iO  75 

Tennesse.  citizens  of 

111  50 

Trenton,          

105  70 

Tullahoma 

2.30  00 

Union  City 

50  00 

Contributions,  small  amounts  or  no  location. 

81  80 

$4,919  06 

$2,874  27 

$3,429  75 

$4Q4  40 

TEXAS. 
Abilene                 

$120  00 
605  00 
275  00 

Austin                    

$6  00 

35  50 

$63  00 

Colmernlel 



152  00 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


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Corsecana                                     

$35  00 

Cotilla                                                            .   . 

$17  00 

Clarborne                                              

36  00 


Calvert 

$123  50 

Dallas 

$1,128  30 

b2  75 

Cl«  00 

22  00 

17  To 

Decatur 

El  Paso 

Ft.  Worth 

1  00 

Gainesville, 

$113  25 

Galveston, 

1.9T7  57 

778  00 
.SO  00 
42  25 

t 

Marshall 

87  65 

235  00 

Orange 

70  OO 

Palestine 

2  00 
25  00 

Rockwell,' 

100  00 

San  Antonio       

2.1*r  35 

Texas,  citizens  of 

10  'ib 

30  00 

Throckmorton,     

26  25 

57  45 

Contributions,  small  amounts  or  no  location,    , 

168  87 



$3,808  65 

$71  00 

$167  65 

$213  25 

$4.842  24 

UTAH. 
Alpine  City 

$10  00 
101  50 

$665  35 
275  00 

461  00 

Park  City 

Salt  Lake  City 

5,975  00 

' 

$1,401  35 

$6,086  50 

100 


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CoNTmBVTiONS—Contiiiued. 


Received  by  the  Commission. 

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$224  95 
211  00 

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Through    New    York 
Relief  Committee. 

VERMONT. 
Barre 

$105  50 

Brattleboro' 

Castleton, 

$6  50 

Derby  Line 

93  50 

East  Dorrett 

43  00 
58  00 
110  00 
2.200  00 
25  70 

Fair  Haven 

.   .   . 

Foultney 

'Rutland 

West  Rutland 

St.  Johnsbury 

500  00 

Wallingford 

210  50 

JBurlington, , 

1.000  00 



«3,083  15 

$1,699  00 

$6  50 

VIRGINIA. 

$15  00 
26  50 

$30  00 

Blue  Ridge 

5  00 

Charlottesville 

$10  00 

$7,00 
52  50 

Danville 

50  00 
93  57 
m  41 

Fort  Monroe, 

Hampton 

Hickory  Grove 

100  00 

1 

8  02 

Little  Plymouth 

18  00 

Martinsburg, 

5  00 

Newport  News 

17  10 

Norfolk 

2.700  00 

Pocohontas Inn,      

100  00 

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Port  Royal, 

7  56 
1  00 

i.2(;7  (m; 
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78  25 
18  83 

Portsmouth, 

. 

Roanoke,        

900  57 

West  Point 

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Williamsburg 

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50  00 

178  2r> 

$4.759  77 

$1.110  57  1       $126  60 



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Contributions —  Continued. 


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WEST  VIRGINIA. 
Benwood,              

$1.046  00 
2  10 

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Bridgeport,        

$10  00 
131  25 

Buclianan, 

$875  25 
25  00 

30  00 

424  19 

10  00 

45  00 

Colfax. 

Dobbin, 

56  75 

132  50 

Grafton, 

10  00 

159  50 

5  00 

Guyandotte, 

175  00 

Hinton 

11  05 
10  00 

25  00 
30  00 
610  13 

Holiday's  (^ove 

Huntingdon,      , 

Keyser 

260  00 

Manchester, 

13  26 
330  00 
150  00 

15  80 

Morgantown, 

Moundsville, 

New  Cumberland 

1,805  48 

Piedmont  and  Westernport, 

155  55 

Point  Pleasant 

81  05 

200  00 

Richie 

100  30 

Ronceverte 

2  50 

50  00 

Sewell  Depot 

21  10 

Terra  Alta,     

22  00 

Triadelphia 

8  50 

Weston 

iO  00 

1  50 

10  00 

3  00 

8, 545  06 

Wellsburg 

522  12 

W.   Union, 

Wheeling 

600  00 

Contributions,  small  amounts  or  no  location,   . 

38  00 

$1,182  75 

1  $11,017  31 

$4,568  88 

102 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions — Continued. 


Received  by  the  Commission. 

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Relief  Committee. 

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Appleton 

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$21  50 

Beaver  Dam,     

$35  00 
65  00 

Beloit 

Burlington 

$38  70 

Cambria, 

227  50 
556  50 

Chippewa  Falls 

20  00 
100  00 

Eau  Clair, 

Evansville,     

67  82 

Fulton,      

24  27 
41  99 

Green  Bay 

Janesville 

205  00 

2.699  00 
42  35 
142  00 
69  00 

1.500  00 

Leefts 

Madison,                         % 

22  00 

80  50 
100  00 

Mazomanie 

Milwauliee, 

17,389  55 

Monroe, 

90  33 

New  Lisbon 

86  75 

New  Richmond 

120  00 

Ripon 

21  75 

28  79 

River  Falls 

15  00 

7  50 

Waltertown 

15  00 

806  45 

10  00 

2,419  70 



171  25 

' 

$8,689  30 



$17,544  50 

$1,061  84 

WASHINGTON. 
San  Juan  Coal  Mines 

$11  50 

Seattle 

$77  00 

$1  00 

Spokane  Falls 

2.537  50 

Tacoma 

2,682  51 

$1,000  00  1 

1  00 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


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Vancou  ver, 

$2,175  05 

$104  50 

$4,934  56 

$2,(553  50 

$1,000  00 

$2  00 

WYOMING. 
Cheyenne, 

$522  00 

Evanstown, 

$156  25 

Ft.  McKinney 

10  00 

Laramie 

$13  50 

Rawlins .... 

5  00 

Rock. Spring 

418  10 

$13  50 

$522  00 

$589  35 

FOKEIGN  COUNTKIES. 


AUSTRIA. 
Karl  Wilgenstein 

$1  000  00 

Carlsbad,  citizens  of, 

$142  00 

Vienna,  John  D.  Locke 

$300  00 

39  70 

$339  70 

Traub  &  Co 

$142  00 

$1,000  00 

AUSTRALIA. 
Melbourne,  citizens  of 

$63  04 

Fisk  Jubilee  Singers, 

$370  33 

$63  04 

$370  33 



BRITISH  COLUMBIA. 
Victoria,  citizens  of, 



$170  00 

MANITOBA. 

Winnipeg   Benevolent   Society,    Children    of 
Israel 

$31  25 

DOMINION  OF  CANADA. 
Chatham,  citizens  of 

$257  65 

Gait,  Knox  Church,  .  . 

$151  00 
3  00 

W.  F.  Cobes 

104 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


Received  by  the  Commissiox. 

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Beaver. 

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Relief  Committee. 

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DOMINION  OF  CANADA-Continucd. 
truelph.  North  Sunday  School 

$7  00 

Hamilton,  F.  W.  Watkins 

$100  00 

London.  Helmuth  Ladies'  College, 

$15  80 

Montreal,  S.  Carsley 

100  00 

$1,000  00 

737  00 

26  00 

27  00 



4  00 

Toronto,  Council  of  the  City 

Liederkrantz  Society 

3,000  00 
175  00 
305  00 
500  00 

i 

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Western  Assurance  Company 

Globe  collection 

441  60 

192  25 

200 

C.  A.  Hirchfelder,                     .   . 

Cash 

Mrs   C    L   Cameron 

500  00 

Tilsouburg   churches  at 

62  76 

St   John's    New  Brunswick    citizens  of 

66  00 

Contributions    small  amounts  or  no  location 

380  25 

$4,404  «6 

$886  51 

$1,000  00 

$1.703  06 

ENGLAND. 

$244  50 

Isle  of  Wight,  citizens  of 

$20  00 

$30,»50  64 

$9,482  70 

6  67 

\frH    ■Riirdpt.t-riniit.ts 

$1.000  00 
1,000  00 

Lion  Fire  Insurance  Company 

W(»st.ppn  ITnInn  Tplporranh  Pnmnnnv 

509  25 
,00 

Liverpool,  entertainment  at  Prince  of  Wales 
Theatre                                                  .  . 

98  22 

Reading   citizens  of. 

17  66 

828 

101  22 

$2,207  72 

Crew  of  U.  M.  British  navy,      .  .   . 



$30.950  04 

$536  25 

19.482  70 

$268  83 

Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
Contributions —  Continued. 


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not  sent  to  the  Com 
sion. 

FRANCE. 

Cologne    ' ' Honner  Zeitung  '' 

$23  93 
95«  93 

$22,463  60 
$1,066  67 

$4  00 

Wild  West  Show 

Marsailles   citizens  of 

$0  95 

$980  86 

$23. 5;i0  27 

$0  95 

$4  00 

GERMANY. 

Aix-la-Chappelle    citizens  of 

$357  00 

Berlin   citizens  of 

$26,885  14 
25  00 
681  90 

$24  00 

Ems,  English  Church  Wildenburg 

26  62 

2.830  00 

5.000  00 

1.200  00 

Munich.  M.  B.  Leisser, 

$9  50 

Sonneborg,  Reinhold  Schlegelmllch 

23  70 

$2  50 

$33,842  36 

357  00 

$9  50 

$2,854  00 

$2  50 

IRELAND. 

$4,497  96 
7,291  00 
4.845  00 
1.608  58 

$9  70 

$18,2^2  54 

$9  70 

ITALY. 
Napoli,  Enio  Vlgglani 

$9  46 

MEXICO. 
Monterey.  American  colony  at 

$130  40 

PERSIA. 
Persia,  contributions  from 

$50  00 

106 


Contributions  to  Flood  Fund. 
CoNTEiBUTiONS —  Contmited. 


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Hildesheim.  Edward  Leon, 

$100  00 





SAXONY. 

. 

Chemnitz,  citizens  of 

$2,637  20 

TURKEY. 

His  Majesty  tlie  Sultan.      .   .  .- 

$876  57 





WALES. 

Caerphilly  Castle,  •  •  Elstedford  "at 

Cardiff   citizens  of,           .      .          .  . 

$24  25 

44  35 

$68  60 

1 

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SUMMAEY. 


Received  by  the  Commission. 

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Relief  Committee. 

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Alabama 

$3,063  10 

3.602  69 

347  50 

89.516  96 

841  81 

845  32 

7,284  33 

56,083  74 

$2,444  61 

15  50 

.3,613  37 

13.190  50 
1,111  00 
2.047  52 

396  50 
375  00 

1.700  00 

24  85 
300  75 

503  50 
4,117  89- 

12  00 

11  15 

1.178  03 

7,170  64 
16,779  52 



$374  77 

235  00 

134  25 

1.009  00 

312  00 

1,579  53 

2,432  95 

1,828  75 

$1,834  06 
59  60 

$6,271  93 

3,797  29 

481  75 

93, 142  42 
1,541  31 
8, 255  74 

23,892  78 

63,014  75 

11,196  42 
1,739  33 

43,367  07 

4,427  37 

7.343  45 

566  50 

206.986  85 

28,858  04 

26,112  32 
4,784  04 

24,085  88 
9,552  20 
6,660  95 

25,848  52 
255,646  12 

27,340  14 
2  494  80 

California 

Carolina,  North, 

Carolina,  South, 

Colorado 

$1  50 
210  00 

171  85 

370  50 

2.217  52 

985  00 

3.781  26 

9,147  90 

141  50 

10,070  55 

90  85 

339  85 

10  00 

8,830  45 

4,055  77 

2.369  53 

1,389  66 

4,377  16 

4,791  75 

105  00 

3, 743  06 

20,261  19 

15,089  92 

669  60 

5,107  93 

1,884  40 

105  00 

59,006  61 

43.624  22 

102  00 

Delaware, 

Dakota 

910  38 

32.912  52 

3,940  52 

6,460  60 

471  50 

12,772  20 

3,485  57 

21,126  52 

2,337  16 

14,296  55 

4,164  40 

6,488  45 

'21,389  48 

229,216  25 

2.196  38 

1.776  20 

10,703  40 

13,307  43 

399  00 

267,459  43 

70,600  63 

18,610  46 

39  25 

11,342  08 

1,100  00 

74.744  08 

687  45 
374  00 



District  of  Columbia,    .  .   . 
Florida 

Georgia, 

168  00 

85  00 

184,384  20 

19,616  70 

1,616  27 

1,032  37 

5,111  42 

692  45 

67  50 

212  48 

1,702  44 

10,053  84 

36  00 

17.285  18 

50,311  41 

6,412  42 

75,584  47 

6.291  35 

94  55 

18  50 

525  75 

3  60 

348  35 
1  00 

502,640  00 
2,317  06 

Idaho 

Illinois,     

Indiana, 

Iowa 

Kansas 

Kentuclsy, 

Maine 

Maryland, 

Massachusetts, 

Minnesota 

Mississippi, 

33,107  66 
66  681  27 

Michigan 

New  Yorli 

911  761  05 

New  Jersey 

New  Hampshire 

New  Mexico 

139,612  78 

18,807  01 

57  75 

1 
Nebraslia j 

Nevada 1 

421  33 

2  00 

62,633  01 

12,289  16 

1,102  00 

200,243  02 

Ohio i 

62,865  93 

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Summary —  Continued. 


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Oregon,     

$3,309  25 

101,926  07 

39,  ,370  05 

4,919  06 

3,808  65 

1,401  36 

3,083  15 

4.759  77 

1. 182  75 

8,689  30 

4,934  56 

13  50 

$50  00 
604,397  33 

2,874  27 
71  00 

1,110  57 

2,653  50 
522  00 

$2,709  60 

332  397  60 

11  00 

3,429  75 

167  65 

6,086  50 

.,e<«oo 

126  60 
11,017  31 
17,544  50 
1,000  00 



$213  25 

$57  50 

144.682  84 

3,617  72 

404  40 
4,842  24 

$t).  126  35 

Pennsylvania 

Rhode  Island 

1,183,403  84 
42,998  77 
11,627  48 
9,102  79 

Texas 

Utah 

7,487  86 

Vermont,     

6  50 
230  05 

4,568  88 

1,061  84 

200 

589  35 

4,788  65 

Virginia, 

West  Virginia 

Wisconsin 

Washington,  . 

6,226  99 
16,768  94 
27,295  64 
8,590  06 
1  124  86 

Wyoming, 

$1,172,133  35 

$666,671  00 

$829,225  44 

$505,634  76 

$427,863  25 

$3,601,517  80 

FOREIGN  COUNTRIES. 
Australia 

63  04 
3b9  70 

142  00 

370  33 

433  .37 

Austria 

1,000  00 

170  00 

31  25 

1,703  05 

266  83 

4  00 

2  50 

1,481  70 

British  Columbia 

170  00 

Manitoba 

» 

31  25 

Dominion  of  Canada,    .  .   . 
England, 

4.464  65 

2,207  72 

980  86 

33,842  36 

18,242  64 

9  46 

130  40 

m  00 

100  00 

2,637  20 

876  57 

.68  60 

30,950  64 

23,530  27 

357  00 

9  70 

885  51 

5;^  25 
950 

1,000  00 

9.482  70 

95 

2,854  00 

8,053  21 
42,909  89 

France,     

25,052  33 

Germany, 

37.065  36 

18,252  24 

Italy,                

9  46 

Mexico,                         .... 

130  40 

Persia, 

50  00 

Prussia,           .       .             .  . 

. 

100  00 

Saxony.            .   .          .       .  . 

2.(i37  20 

Turkey 

876  57 

Wales 

68  ('>0 

Contributions  not  located. 

i 

3.979  40 

3,979  40 

$<;4,013  10  1    $54,989  61 

$1,801  59 

$13,3;n  65 
$518,972  41 

$7,169  o:s 

$141,300  98 

Total 

$1,236,146  45 

$721,660  61 

$831,027  03 

$435,012  28 

$3,742,818  78 

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